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Composer of the Week: Beethoven

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2/5. Beethoven's most illustrious pupil was Archduke Rudolph , son of Emperor
Leopold II of Austria. The Archduke was also a patron and friend; Beethoven dedicated more works to him than to anyone else. Donald Macleod investigates the relationship between the two men.
Piano Trio in B flat, Op 97 (Archduke) (1st mvt) Florestan Trio
Piano Sonata in E flat, Op 81a (Les Adieux) Melvyn Tan (fortepiano) Credo (Missa Solemnis)
Eileen Farrell (soprano), Carol Smith (alto), Richard Lewis (tenor), Kim Borg (bass),
Westminster Choir, New York Philharmonic, conductor Leonard Bernstein
Repeated on Monday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Archduke Rudolph
Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Melvyn Tan
Soprano:
Eileen Farrell
Soprano:
Carol Smith
Tenor:
Richard Lewis
Tenor:
Kim Borg
Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
Source: Radio Times

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