'Only in the world of ideals'
Beethoven is courting, with marriage on his mind. He might be slowing up creatively, but reviews and images of the composer begin to build up a romantic mythology of the composer.
Beethoven is courting and has marriage on the mind. He might be slowing up creatively, but reviews and images of the composer begin to build up a romantic mythology of the composer.
This week, Donald Macleod explores Ludwig van Beethoven鈥檚 life through the years of 1810-1812. This was a period of great financial hardship for all of Vienna in the aftermath of Napoleon鈥檚 second occupation of the city. Beethoven struggled through this economic depression, composing his Seventh and Eighth Symphonies with little hope of getting performances. The financial crisis wasn鈥檛 the only thing to afflict the composer either; alongside an increase in physical ailments, Beethoven also suffered a great emotional crisis which culminated in the letter he wrote to his unnamed 鈥業mmortal Beloved鈥�.
Composer of the Week is returning to the story of Beethoven鈥檚 life and music throughout 2020. Part of Radio 3鈥檚 Beethoven Unleashed season marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven鈥檚 birth.
String Quartet No 10 in E flat major, Op 74 鈥淗arp鈥� (4th movement)
Endellion Quartet
Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 鈥淔眉r Elise鈥�
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67 -(2nd movement)
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
String Quartet No 11 in F minor, Op 95
Busch Quartet
Symphony No 7 in A major, Op 92 (4th movement)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
Producer: Sam Phillips
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in E-flat major, Op 74 'Harp' (4th mvt)
Ensemble: Endellion Quartet.- WARNER : 2564-69471-3.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Bagatelle (Fur Elise) in A minor, WoO 59
Music Arranger: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- DECCA : 411-902 2.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Carlos Kleiber.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOP : 447-400-2.
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String Quartet in F minor, Op 95
Ensemble: Busch Quartet.- WARNER CLASSICS : 5096552.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 7 in A major, Op 92 (4th mvt)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.
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- Wed 12 Aug 2020 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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