Beethoven's Orchestral Music: An Owner's Manual

Contents

• Preface
• Part I: Listening to Beethoven
• 1. Beethoven and the Orchestra
• 2. Beethoven's Dynamic Forms
• Part II: Overtures
• Discography
• 3. Theatrical Overtures
• 4. Concert Overtures
• Interlude 1: Dance Music
• Part III: Concertos and Concerted Works
• Discography
• 5. General Introduction to Concerto Forms
• 6. Concertos for Piano
• 7. Concerto and Romances for Violin
• 8. Triple Concerto and Choral Fantasy
• Interlude 2: Incidental Music
• Part IV: Symphonies
• Discography
• 9. Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2
• 10. Symphonies Nos. 3 "Eroica" and 4
• 11. Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 "Pastoral"
• 12. Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8
• 13. Wellington's Victory (a.k.a. "Battle Symphony")
• 14. Symphony No. 9 "Choral"
• Conclusion: The Quasi-Orchestral Beethoven