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Ludwig Van Beethoven | Ninth Symphony, Second Movement (Abridged)
conducted by Ferenc Fricsay
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor op. 31 No.2 ‘The Tempest’ - II. Adagio (07:07)
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Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor op.1, no.3 - IV. Finale (Prestissimo) (06:46)
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Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major op. 16 - 3. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo (05:35)
In poetry there are two giants, rough Homer and fine Shakespere. In music likewise we have two giants, Beethoven, the thinker, and the superthinker Berlioz.
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| — | Modest Mussorgsky, in a letter to Vladimir Stassov, October 18, 1872; Oskar von Riesemann (trans. Paul England) Moussorgsky (1929) p. 107. |
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Beethoven - Piano Sonata Op. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ”Waldstein” - I. Allegro con brio
Performed by Nicholas Walker
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio Op.70 No.1 in D major “Ghost” Allegro vivace e con brio.
check out this trio!
Jacqueline du Pré: Cello
Daniel Barenboim: Piano
Pinchas Zukerman: Violin
These pieces are representative of Beethoven’s “Middle” stylistic period, which went from roughly 1803 to 1812, and which included many of his most famous works. Beethoven wrote the two piano trios while spending the summer of 1808 in Heiligenstadt, Vienna, where he had completed his Symphony No. 5 the previous summer. He wrote the two trios immediately after finishing his Sinfonia pastorale, Symphony No. 6. This was a period of uncertainty in Beethoven’s life, in particular because he had no dependable source of income at the time.
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat, Op.81a -‘Les adieux’ - 3. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente) (06:07)
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Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.5 in F major, Op.24 “Spring” - II. Adagio molto espressivo (06:05)
1st movement of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111 (his last piano sonata) performed by Daniel Barenboim.
I can’t believe
I once thought Beethoven’s 4th was dull.
I guess that’s what happen when you’re chronologically sandwiched between two of the greatest symphonies of all time.
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Beethoven: Symphonie No.4 B-dur op.60 - I. Adagio - Allegro vivace (12:16)
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P.D.Q. Bach – New Horizons in Music Appreciation for orchestra & commentators: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
One of my favorite interpretations of Beethoven 5, and certainly the most amusing of the many thousands that have been attempted since the work’s premiere in 1808.
[From an album that also features appearances by Jorge Mester, former and current music director of the Louisville Orchestra; not to worry, my performance of the Fifth with the LO tonight won’t reach for the comedic heights scaled by Schickele, Mester, et al.]
