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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Composer of the Week: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Episode 2: Love and Longing

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Episode 2

Episode 2: Love and Longing

Love and Longing

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Love and Longing

Donald Macleod introduces music for a friend and a potential love interest of Beethoven's.

Donald Macleod introduces the cello sonata dedicated to a friend Beethoven asked to help him find a wife and the choral work barely finished in time for his own benefit concert.

In 1807 there was an explosion in performances of Beethoven's music. His name on a concert programme would guarantee a full house, and his music became the biggest draw for Viennese audiences, second only to Haydn. And thanks to a rise in popularity of domestic music-making, there was a huge demand for instrumental music. Donald Macleod introduces the cello sonata dedicated to a friend Beethoven had asked to help him find a wife, one of his most popular piano pieces presented to the woman in question, and the extraordinary choral work, barely finished in time for his own benefit concert which broke down during the first performance.

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Donald Macleod introduces the life and music of Beethoven between 1806 and 1812

Donald Macleod introduces the life and music of Beethoven during the turbulent years from 1806 to 1812, when he produced some of the greatest masterpieces of his life.

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