Throughout his life, Beethoven wrote 179 settings of British and Irish folk songs.
Donald Macleod explores these and other works with British connections.
To the Blackbird, Wo0155 No 20
Christopher Maltman (baritone), Marieke Blankestijn (violin), Ursula Smith (cello), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Dermot and Shelah, Wo0152 No 14;
0 Harp of Erin, WoO152 No 25 Ann Murray (mezzo), Elizabeth Layton (violin), Ursula Smith (cello), Malcolm Martineau (piano) Piano Sonata in F sharp, Op 78 Stephen Kovacevich (piano) Piano Sonata in G, Op 79 Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
The Miller of Dee, Wo0157 No
Felicity Lott (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Thomas Allen (baritone), Elizabeth Layton (violin), Ursula Smith (cello), Malcolm Martineau (piano) Wellingtons Sieg, Op 91
LSO, conductor Antal Dorati