Fall
Donald Macleod finds Beethoven slipping from the public鈥檚 affections. Loneliness and despair once again begin to set in
After the most successful period of his life, Donald Macleod now finds Beethoven starting to slip from the Viennese public鈥檚 affections. As the composer struggles to cope, loneliness and despair once again begin to set in.
This week, Donald Macleod explores Ludwig van Beethoven鈥檚 life through the years of 1813-1815 鈥� a time of great change throughout Europe as Napoleon was overthrown. For Beethoven, it was undoubtedly the most successful period of his entire career, as he began, at last, to receive public recognition for his music. However, these years also saw him slump to an artistic nadir as he succumbed to the call for patriotic crowd-pleasers in the wake of this massive political change.
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.
Piano Sonata no.27, Op 90
Igor Levitt (piano)
Kurz ist der Schmerz, und ewig ist die Freude, WoO163 & Brauchle, Lincke, WoO167
Accentus
Cello sonata no. 5 in D major, Op 102鈥�2 - II. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto
Steven Isserlis (cello)
Robert Levin (piano)
Piano Concerto no. 6 (fragment, completed by Nicholas Cook and Hermann Dechant)
Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano)
Hamburg Symphony
Peter Ruzicka (conductor)
Fidelio, Op 72 鈥� Act II 鈥淓uch werde Lohn in bessern Welten鈥�
Gundula Janowitz (Leonore)
Ren茅 Kollo (Florestan)
Manfred Jungwirth (Rocco)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
Producer: Sam Phillips for 成人快手 Cymru Wales
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No 27 in E minor, Op 90
Performer: Igor Levit.- SONY CLASSICAL : 19075843182.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Kurz ist der Schmerz, WoO 163
Ensemble: Accentus.- WARNER CLASSICS : 9029531420.
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Brauchle, Linke, WoO 167
Ensemble: Accentus.- WARNER CLASSICS : 9029531420.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Cello Sonata in D major, Op 102 No 2 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Robert Levin.- Hyperion : CDA67981/2.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 6 (fragment, completed by Nicholas Cook and Hermann Dechant)
Performer: Sophie-Mayuko Vetter. Orchestra: Hamburger Symphoniker. Conductor: Peter Ruzicka.- OEHMS : OC-1710.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio - "Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten"
Singer: Gundula Janowitz. Singer: Manfred Jungwirth. Singer: Ren茅 Kollo. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.- DG : 4797348.
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- Fri 11 Sep 2020 12:00成人快手 Radio 3
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