The Beethoven Files Podcast
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The Beethoven Files Podcast
Ever wanted to take a closer look at the music of Beethoven? The Beethoven Files might make that a little easier. This podcast takes a look at some of the composer's most interesting and famous works.
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Ep. 59 Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
We'll look at Beethoven's last great public work--Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, completed in 1824.
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.
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,...
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,...
Ep. 55 Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Op. 123
We'll focus on the Missa Solemnis, Op. 123, composed between 1819 and 1823.
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 Bb major, Op 106 ("Hammerklavier"), completed two years la...
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. bo...
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...
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. composed in 1812.
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.
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)....
Ep. 48 Beethoven's Incidental Music for Egmont, Op. 84
We'll focus on the overture and a selection of varied movements from Beethoven's incidental music for Goethe's Egmont, Op. 84, completed in 1810.
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.
Ep. 46 Beethoven's Fidelio, Op. 72
We'll focus on the final version of the opera from 1814.
Ep. 45 Beethoven's Overtures to Fidelio
We'll look at three of the four overtures Beethoven composed for Fidelio.
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# Major, Op. 78, and Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op 79, but we’ll also take a quick look at the tw...
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.
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.
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 very interesting Trio in...
Ep. 40 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F Major (”Pastoral”), Op. 68
We'll talk about Beethoven's great "Pastoral" Symphony, No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68.
Ep. 39 Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, Op. 80, and Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69
We'll look at Beethoven's highly unusual Choral Fantasy, Op. 80, and his Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69.
Ep. 38 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
We'll talk about Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67.
Ep. 37 Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, Op. 86
We'll focus on Beethoven's Mass in C Major, Op. 86, composed in 1807.
Ep. 36 The Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 and Wellington’s Victory, Op. 91
We'll look at the Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 (1807) and Wellington's Victory, Op. 91 (1813).
Ep. 35 Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
We'll look at Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61, from 1806.
Ep. 34 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60
We'll talk about Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60.
Ep. 33 Beethoven’s ”Razumovsky” String Quartets, Op. 59
We'll look at String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 and String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2.
Ep. 32 Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
We'll look at Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58.
Ep. 31 Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in F Minor, No. 23, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”)
We’ll look at the Piano Sonata in F Minor, No. 23, Op. 57, the famous “Appassionata” sonata.
Ep. 30 Beethoven’s Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56
We’ll look at Beethoven’s Triple Concerto in C Major (for violin, cello and piano soloists and orchestra), Op. 56.
Ep. 29 Beethoven’s ”Eroica” Symphony, No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55
We'll look at Beethoven's great "Eroica" Symphony, No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55.
Ep. 28 Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 (“Waldstein”) and Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54
We’ll look at the famous Waldstein Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 and the Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54.
Ep. 27 Beethoven’s Early Lieder
We'll look at some of Beethoven's early lieder (art songs) including the collection from Op, 52, the Gellert Lieder of Op. 48, and the the song "Adela...
Ep. 26 Beethoven’s Romances for Violin and Orchestra
In the two Romances for Violin and orchestra, Op. 40 in G Major and Op. 50 in F Major, we encounter not the innovative Beethoven, but rather the creat...
Ep. 25 Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9 (”Kreuzer”), Op. 47.
We'll focus on Beethoven's "Kreutzer" Sonata for Violin and Piano with a little bit of the backstory concerning two well-known violinists of the day--...
Ep. 24 Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
We’ll look at Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 3, Op. 37.
Ep. 23 Beethoven’s “Christ on the Mount of Olives,” Op. 85
We’ll look at Beethoven’s only oratorio, “Christ on the Mount of Olives.”
Ep. 22 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36
We’ll talk about Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36.
Ep. 21 Beethoven’s “Eroica” (“Prometheus”) Variations, Op. 35
We’ll focus on Beethoven’s “Eroica” or “Prometheus” Variations, Op. 36, but also take a quick look at three of the bagatelles from Op. 33.
Ep. 20 Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas, Op. 31, No 2 in D Minor (“Tempest”) & No. 3 in E-flat Major (“Hunt”)
We’ll look at two piano sonatas from Op. 31: No. 2 in D minor (“Tempest”) and No. 3 in E-flat Major (“Hunt”).