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A closer look at some of Beethoven’s greatest works.
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- May 9, 202620 min
Ep. 60 Beethoven’s Place in History
We’ll look at the various components of Beethoven’s reputations and place in history.
- May 9, 20261h 36m
Ep. 59 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
We’ll look at Beethoven’s last great public work, the Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, completed in 1824.
- May 9, 20261h 23m
Ep. 58 Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130; String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131; and String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
We’ll look at Beethoven’s final three string quartets: No. 13 in B-flat Major, No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, and No. 16 in F Major.
- May 9, 20261h 3m
Ep. 57 Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127, and String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
We’ll focus on the first two of Beethoven’s five late string quartets: the String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127, and the String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132.
- May 9, 20261h 8m
Ep. 56 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109; No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110; and No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111
We’ll look at Beethoven’s final three piano sonatas: No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 (1820); No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110 (1822); and No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111 (1822).
- May 9, 20261h 14m
Ep. 55 Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Op. 123
We’ll focus on the Missa Solemnis, Op. 123, composed between 1819 and 1823.
- May 9, 20261h 7m
Ep. 54 Beethoven Piano Sonatas No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101, and No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”)
We’ll focus on two piano sonatas, No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101, composed in 1816, and No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”) completed two years later.
- May 9, 20261h 1m
Ep. 53 Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1, and Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2
We’ll look at Beethoven’s last two cello sonatas: Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1, and Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2.
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