Donald Macleod explores Beethoven’s re-emergence from the depths of personal torment and his obsession with two contrasting figures: Josephine von Brunswick and Napoleon Bonaparte Show more
Donald Macleod tells the story of Beethoven’s harrowing personal crisis of 1802 and Heiligenstadt Testament, a remarkable personal document only discovered after his death. Show more
Donald Macleod untangles the enigma of Beethoven’s most famous piano bagatelle, and tells how the composer once nearly attacked his most important patron with a chair! Show more
Donald Macleod ends his week exploring themes and variations with a look at the composition of Beethoven’s astonishing late Diabelli Variations. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Beethoven’s life as a set of themes and variations, beginning with his very first musical excursions in the form in the early 1790s. Show more
