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Proms Composer of the Week: Beethoven

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

(1770-1827)
"I would never have written down this kind of piece." (Beethoven)
Stephanie Hughes explores some of the threads running through the career of the enigmatic genius. Today, she looks at some of the works which reflect
Beethoven's skills as an improviser. Variations on "Rule Britannia",
WoO 79
Melvyn Tan (piano)
Variations on "Se Vuol Ballare" from
"Le Nozze di Rgaro", WoO 40 Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Wilhelm Kempff (piano) Opferlied, WoO 126
Peter Schreier (tenor), Walter Olbertz (piano)
Horn Sonata in F, Op 17
Dennis Brain , Denis Matthews (piano) Choral Fantasia in C minor
Melvyn Tan (fortepiano), London
Schutz Choir and Classical Players, conductor Roger Norrington Producer Peter Thresh
Repeated next Monday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephanie Hughes
Piano:
Melvyn Tan
Violin:
Yehudi Menuhin
Piano:
Wilhelm Kempff
Tenor:
Peter Schreier
Piano:
Walter Olbertz
Unknown:
Dennis Brain
Piano:
Denis Matthews
Unknown:
Melvyn Tan
Conductor:
Roger Norrington
Source: Radio Times

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