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Composer of the Week

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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 4: Businessman and Charity-Giver

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

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Episode 4: Businessman and Charity-Giver

Businessman and Charity-Giver

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Businessman and Charity-Giver

Donald Macleod considers two different sides of Beethoven's character.

Donald Macleod considers two different sides of Beethoven's character: his business instinct and his giving to charity.

Donald Macleod looks at two distinctly different sides of Beethoven's character as he strikes a publishing deal in England and willingly gives up his time and music to benefit the needy. In 1810 Beethoven took advantage of his growing popularity in England and sold some of his music to Muzio Clementi, who had set himself up as a publisher in London. From these works Donald introduces an intimate piano sonata, a piece whose intimate scale is in direct contrast to the grand sweep of the previous 'Appassionata' Sonata. Also, his newly published oratorio, a copy of which he'd happily provided for performance at a charity concert in Graz. Plus the rarely heard overture from a one-act singspiel commissioned for the opening of the new theatre at Pest, and the final movement from the symphony Wagner described as "The Apotheosis of the Dance".

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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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