Intimates and Evangelists
As Beethoven’s hearing continues to decline, he finds sympathetic musical friends who will help perform and disseminate his works. Presented by Donald Macleod.
As Beethoven’s hearing continues to decline, he finds sympathetic musical friends who will help perform and disseminate his works.
This week, Donald Macleod follows Ludwig van Beethoven through the years of 1804-1806; the beginning of what many commentators have called his ‘heroic’ phase. Beethoven had put behind him the profound psychological crisis, triggered by his failing hearing, and now throws himself into his composing with renewed energy and strength of spirit. However, that same passionate nature also leads to frequent conflicts.
Composer of the Week is returning to the story of Beethoven’s life and music throughout 2020. Part of Radio 3’s Beethoven Unleashed season marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth.
6 Ecossaises WoO 83
Alfred Brendel, piano
Piano Concerto No 3, I. Allegro con Brio
Igor Levit, piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek
Piano Sonata No 23 Op 57 ‘Appassionata’, (mvts. II & III)
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
Piano Sonata No 22 Op 54, II. Allegretto
Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano
String Quartet Op 59 No 3, III. Menuetto, Grazioso & IV. Allegro molto
Calidore String Quartet
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Ludwig van Beethoven
6 Ecossaises WoO 83
Performer: Alfred Brendel.- VOX : CD3X-3027.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37 (1st mvt)
Performer: Igor Levit. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek.![]()
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No 23, Op 57 'Appassionata', (2nd & 3rd mvt)
Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili.![]()
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No 22 in F major, Op 54 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Ronald Brautigam.- BIS : SACD-1573.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in C Major, Op 59, No 3 'Rasumovsky' (3rd & 4th mvt)
Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.
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- Fri 19 Jun 202012:00BBC Radio 3
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