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The Beethoven Files Podcast

Terence J. O’Grady

A closer look at some of Beethoven's greatest works.

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#60
May 9 · 20 min
Ep. 60 Beethoven’s Place in History
We’ll look at the various components of Beethoven’s reputations and place in history.
#59
May 9 · 1 hr 36 min
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.
#58
May 9 · 1 hr 23 min
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.
#57
May 9 · 1 hr 3 min
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.
#56
May 9 · 1 hr 8 min
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).
#55
May 9 · 1 hr 14 min
Ep. 55 Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Op. 123
We’ll focus on the Missa Solemnis, Op. 123, composed between 1819 and 1823.
#54
May 9 · 1 hr 7 min
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.
#53
May 9 · 1 hr 1 min
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.
#52
May 9 · 53 min
Ep. 52 Beethoven’s Song Cycle “An die ferne Geliebte,” Op. 98
We’re going to focus on the song cycle “An die ferne Geliebte,” Op. 98, but also take a quick look at two songs from Beethoven’s settings of Scottish songs from Op. 108.
#51
May 9 · 1 hr 7 min
Ep. 51 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
We’ll focus on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93.
#50
May 9 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep. 50 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
We’ll focus on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, completed in 1812.
#49
May 9 · 1 hr 11 min
Ep. 49 Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 (“Serioso”) and the “Archduke” Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97
We’ll focus on the “Serioso” String Quartet, No. 11 in F Minor. Op. 95 (1810-1811), and the “Archduke” Piano Trio, B-flat Major, Op. 97 (1815).
#48
May 9 · 51 min
Ep. 48 Beethoven’s Incidental Music for Egmont, Op. 84
We’ll focus on the overture and a varied selection of movements from Beethoven’s incidental music for Goethe’s Egmont, Op. 84, completed in 1810.
#47
May 9 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep. 47 Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a, and No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90
We’ll focus on piano sonatas No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a, completed in 1810, and No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90, completed in 1814.
#46
May 9 · 1 hr 16 min
Ep. 46 Beethoven’s Fidelio, Op. 72
We’ll focus on the final version of the opera from 1814.
#45
May 9 · 53 min
Ep. 45 Beethoven’s Overtures to Fidelio
We’ll look at three of the four overtures Beethoven composed for Fidelio.
#44
May 9 · 51 min
Ep. 44 Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Nos. 24 in F-sharp Major, Op. 78, and 25 in G Major, Op. 79
We’re going to focus on Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major, Op. 78, and Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79, but we’ll also take a quick look at the two piano sonatinas of Op. 49.
#43
May 9 · 1 hr
Ep. 43 Beethoven’s String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 (“Harp”)
We’ll look at Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 74, completed in 1809 and nicknamed the “Harp” quartet.
#42
May 9 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep. 42 Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”) in E-flat Major, Op. 73
We’ll look at Beethoven’s fifth and final piano concerto, the so-called “Emperor” Concerto in E-flat Major, Op. 73.
#41
May 9 · 1 hr
Ep. 41 Beethoven’s Piano Trios Op. 70, No. 1 in D Major (“Ghost”) and No. 2 in E-flat Major
We’ll look at the two piano trios of Op. 70: No. 1, the famous “Ghost” Trio in D Major, and No. 2, the less famous but still interesting Trio in E-flat Major.

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