Ludwig Van Beethoven

Happy birthday Ludwig Van Beethoven
His Symphony No.8 leans towards a happy tone throughout its 4 chapters. His even-numbered symphonies are all on the happier side compared to the odd ones, but No. 8 is upbeat since the very beginning.

Beethoven: 8. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Paavo Järvi Ludwig van Beethoven: 8. Sinfonie F-Dur op. 93 ∙I. Allegro vivace e con brio 00:00 ∙II. Allegretto scherzando 08:34 ∙III. Tempo di Menuetto 12:19 ∙IV. All...

Happy New Year!

Beethoven: 6. Sinfonie (»Pastorale«) ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada Ludwig van Beethoven: 6. Sinfonie (»Pastorale«) ∙ (Auftritt) 00:00 ∙I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande (Allegro ma non troppo)...

Merry Christmas. Another warm delightful piece of his for this occasion

Beethoven - Sonata for piano No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31/3 "The Hunt" - Igor Levit Extraído do Festival de Salzburgo, 2020. I. Allegro 58:36 II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace 01:05:54 III. Menuetto. Moderato...

Happy birthday to Beethoven, who was probably born in Dec 16, 1770. Here is a piece that sounds like it was composed when he was young. And indeed, he was around 21 at that time.

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Trio No. 9, WoO 38, Beaux Arts Trio Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)Piano Trio No. 9 E-flat major WoO 381. Allegro moderato2. Scherzo (Allegro ma non troppo)3. Rondo (Allegretto)Beaux Arts Tr...

Happy New Year! Beethoven's No.7 in A major might be his only symphony that sounds majestic, dramatic yet visibly hopeful ( thanks to A major?) at the same time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4788Tmz9Zo

Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 - Iván Fischer | Concertgebouworkest Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraIván FischerHet Concertgebouw Amsterdam, 9 & 10 January 2014

Happy birthday to you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgYA8I92ykw&t=333s

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in Eb, Op.73 (Helmchen) So this is – for the time being, at least – my favourite Beethoven concerto recording of all time, and it’s all really down to one word: texture. Helmchen is...

Today in 1822 was the premier of Beethoven's Op. 124 - "The Consecration of the House" Overture. While composed in his late period, this piece bears the influence from J. S. Bach and Handel. Still, Mozartian passages might be more identifiable to many
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7peXTpC4qM

Beethoven: "The Consecration of the House" Overture, Op. 124 (with Score) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)"The Consecration of the House (Die Weihe des Hauses) " Overture, Op. 124 (with Score)Composed: September 1822Conductor: Cl...

Beethoven rarity🎓

New Sheet Music—A Beethoven Rarity: Three Piano Quartets, Written at Age 15, are the Only Pieces He Wrote in this Genre | Strings Magazine When Beethoven, aged barely 15, composed these three piano quartets, the genre was rare and not yet part of an established chamber-music tradition.

Another of Beethoven's juvenile works. While it's not exactly clear when and why Beethoven wrote this piece, the romance form where the violin is the solo narrator and the small hints of Mozart's Voi che sapete at 3:11 and more may suggest Beethoven was studying some of Mozart's works at the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNGXsgF-ick

Beethoven: Romance for violin and orchestra No. 1 in G major, Op. 40 (with Score) Ludwig van Beethoven:Romance for violin and orchestra No. 1 in G major, Op. 40 (with Score)Solo Violin: Itzhak PerlmanConductor: Daniel BarenboimOrchestra: ...

The very beginning of Beethoven's No.1 sounds like a continuation of certain moments in the second movement of his No.7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVKdd-gI_aQ

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 1 [Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan] Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 1 [Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan]

One of Beethoven's early works. Unlike his usual serious character but lovable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT0-mbw41_o

Beethoven - Serenade in D major, Op. 8 Ludwig van BeethovenSerenade in D major, Op. 8 (1795-97)I. Marcia. Allegro; AdagioII. Menuetto. AllegrettoIII. Adagio (D minor)IV. Allegretto alla polacca (F...

Today is likely Beethoven's 250th birthday, so let's celebrate with his piano sonata No. 30 written 200 years ago. There are 2 versions in this for comparison and/or for longer muse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JZGiY--2LM

Beethoven: Sonata No.30 in E Major, Op.109 (Goode, Levit) Beethoven’s 30th Sonata is to the Hammerklavier what a koan is to a novel: ultra-compressed, terse, deeply enigmatic (so enigmatic, in fact, that we can’t ev...

Premier of Beethoven's 8th symphony

Continuing with our statistics of all Beethoven symphonies, we present the Eighth Symphony today.

The Eighth Symphony was performed by the Vienna Philharmonic for the first time under Georg Hellmesberger in the Grosse Redoutensaal on March 30th, 1845. Until now it has been performed 171 times.

Georg Hellmesberger (1800 – 1873) was the founder of a dynasty of musicians. As a child, he was a member of the Vienna Boys‘ Choir and followed Franz Schubert in this position. Later he became a violinist and conductor. He was a founding member of the Vienna Philharmonic and concertmaster in the Court Opera. For this concert, he replaced Otto Nicolai. In 1847 he took over the concerts of the Vienna Philharmonic after Nicolai’s departure from Vienna.
The first performance of the Eighth Symphony abroad took place on January 6th, 1921 in Bratislava (Czechoslovakia, today Slovakia) under Franz Schalk.

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Beethoven's earliest piano concerto. A bit of 's presence?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abL--9pihnI

L.V.Beethoven: piano concerto no°1 - Krystian ZIMERMAN;WIENER PHILHARMONIKER L.V.BEETHOVEN: piano concerto no°1 - Krystian ZIMERMAN ; WIENER PHILHARMONIKER From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No...

Chaotic? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ-oZvbdwxA

BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 4 in C minor (Op. 18, No. 4) Score "The String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1798 and 1800 and published in 1801, and dedicated to Joseph...

Interesting. posted about 's 4 as well.

Continuing with our statistics of all Beethoven symphonies we present the fourth symphony today.

The fourth symphony was performed by the Vienna Philharmonic for the first time on December 14th 1845 under Otto Nicolai. In this concert also a composition by Carl Maria von Weber was performed for the first time, an aria from the opera „Oberon“ sung by Anna Maria Wilhelmine van Hassel-Barth, a member of the court opera.
The fourth symphony has been performed 162 times until now, the first time abroad on July 24th 1923 in Rio de Janeiro under Richard Strauss.

Not a household name like his number 5 but still incredible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQm6Xu4vYWo

Beethoven: Symphony no. 4 in B flat major, op.60 Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic (1977) 00:00 Adagio - Allegro vivace 10:26 Adagio 20:28 Allegro vivace 26:20 Allegro ma non troppo

Violin sonata No.9 Kreutzer gets fun after a seemingly quiet beginning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YKmb7_y3E8

Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer" - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770 -- 26 March 1827) - Performers: David Oistrakh (violin), Lev Oborin (piano) - Year of recording: 1962 Sona...

Let's hammer in fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgHyxMIh1Mo

Beethoven - Sonata no.29 in B flat Major, Op.106 'Hammerklavier' - Emil Gilels Ludwig Van Beethoven - Sonata no.29 in B flat Major, Op.106 "Grosse Sonate Für Das Hammerklavier" - Emil Gilels 1983 Studio Recording Taken from the Deutsche...