Great Composers In Words & Music: Ludwig Van Beethoven

1. 1
   Introduction
   0:09
2. 2
   Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro (Excerpt)
   1:23
3. 3
   Wild, Untamed, Arresting, Yearning, Tortured, Passionate
   5:10
4. 4
   9 Variations on a March by Dressler, WoO 63: Var. 9, Allegro
   0:23
5. 5
   Beethoven, It Should Be Said, Was No Mozart
   2:37
6. 6
   Musik zu einem Ritterballet, WoO 1: I. March (Excerpt)
   0:28
7. 7
   It Was Probably Waldstein Who, in the Following Months
   2:21
8. 8
   Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: IV. Finale (Excerpt)
   0:35
9. 9
   Notwithstanding His Simmering Resentment Towards Haydn
   2:05
10. 10
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)
    0:30
11. 11
    Eight Months After the Charity Concert
    2:02
12. 12
    Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo (Excerpt)
    1:06
13. 13
    The Next Few Years Witnessed Multiple Performances
    1:05
14. 14
    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (Excerpt)
    1:36
15. 15
    Less Than Two Years Later
    2:40
16. 16
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)
    1:09
17. 17
    Unfortunately for Beethoven, the Sorrowful Mood
    1:27
18. 18
    Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (Excerpt)
    0:52
19. 19
    Beethoven's Productivity Continued on His Return to Vienna
    3:48
20. 20
    Fidelio, Op. 72: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? (1814 Version) [Excerpt]
    1:07
21. 21
    Wrapped Up with the Complicated Genesis
    2:29
22. 22
    Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale (Excerpt)
    0:49
23. 23
    During This Period of Creative Inspiration
    3:26
24. 24
    Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo (Excerpt)
    1:01
25. 25
    Before the Mega-Concert Took Place
    6:16
26. 26
    Der glorreiche Augenblick, Op. 136: VI. Chorus. Poco allegro (Excerpt)
    0:51
27. 27
    Searching for Popular Acclaim at Home in Vienna
    2:58
28. 28
    Missa solemnis, Op. 123: V. Agnus Dei (Excerpt)
    0:46
29. 29
    Beethoven Interrupted Work on the Archduke's Mass
    2:02
30. 30
    Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 21, Allegro con brio (Excerpt)
    0:30
31. 31
    Beethoven Now Turned His Attention to a Work
    2:17
32. 32
    Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale (Excerpt) [1]
    1:12
33. 33
    After Completion of the Ninth Symphony
    1:42
34. 34
    Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale (Excerpt) [2]
    1:41
35. 35
    If Beethoven's Life Was a Hollywood Blockbuster
    5:56
36. 36
    String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina (Excerpt)
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