Great Composers in Words & Music: Ludwig van Beethoven
Barry Wordsworth, Cappella Istropolitana, City of London Choir, Kodály Quartet, Kölner Kammerorchester, Nashville Symphony, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Nicolaus Esterházy chorus, Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Stuttgart Piano Trio, Westminster Boys' Choir, Boris Giltburg (Piano), Edmund Battersby (Piano), Inga Nielsen (Soprano), James Taylor (Tenor), Jay Baylon (Bass-baritone), Jenő Jandó (Piano), Leighton Pugh (Speaker), Lori Phillips (Soprano), Maria Kliegel (Violoncello), Nina Tichman (Piano), Robynne Redmon (Mezzo-soprano), Sergio Gallo (Piano), Stefan Vladar (Piano)
℗ 2022
- 00:10Introduction
- 01:24Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro (Excerpt)
- 05:11Wild, Untamed, Arresting, Yearning, Tortured, Passionate
- 00:24Variations in C minor on a March by Ernst Christoph Dressler for Piano WoO 63 "Dressler Variations" : Var. IX. Allegro
- 02:37Beethoven, It Should Be Said, Was No Mozart
- 00:29Musik zu einem Ritterballett WoO 1: 1. March (Excerpt)
- 02:21It Was Probably Waldstein Who, in the Following Months
- 00:36Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor op. 1/3: IV. Finale (Excerpt)
- 02:06Notwithstanding His Simmering Resentment Towards Haydn
- 00:31Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major op. 19: I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)
- 02:03Eight Months After the Charity Concert
- 01:06Sonata for Violoncello and Piano No. 2 in G minor op. 5/2: I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo (Excerpt)
- 01:06The Next Few Years Witnessed Multiple Performances
- 01:37Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio (Excerpt)
- 02:40Less Than Two Years Later
- 01:10Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor op. 27/2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)
- 01:28Unfortunately for Beethoven, the Sorrowful Mood
- 00:53Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 36: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (Excerpt)
- 03:48Beethoven’s Productivity Continued on His Return to Vienna
- 01:08Fidelio op. 72 (Version 1814): "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?" (Excerpt)
- 02:30Wrapped Up with the Complicated Genesis
- 00:49Symphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale (Excerpt)
- 03:26During This Period of Creative Inspiration
- 01:01Symphony No. 6 in F major op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo (Excerpt)
- 06:16Before the Mega-Concert Took Place
- 00:52Der glorreiche Augenblick op. 136: No. 6 Chor "Es treten hervor" (Excerpt)
- 02:59Searching for Popular Acclaim at Home in Vienna
- 00:47Missa solemnis op. 123: "Agnus Dei" (Excerpt)
- 02:02Beethoven Interrupted Work on the Archduke’s Mass
- 00:31Variations in C major on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli for Piano op. 120 "Diabelli Variations": Var. XXI. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)
- 02:17Beethoven Now Turned His Attention to a Work
- 01:13Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale (Excerpt)
- 01:42After Completion of the Ninth Symphony
- 01:42Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale (Excerpt)
- 05:56If Beethoven’s Life Was a Hollywood Blockbuster
- 01:02String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major op. 130: V. Cavatina (Excerpt)
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