Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 7: Beethoven in Nine Pieces with Laura Tunbridge
This week I am joined by Professor Laura Tunbridge, whose book Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces (published earlier this year by Viking Books) offers new perspectives on the man, the music and early nineteenth-century Vienna in this, the year of his 250th anniversary. On the show Laura guides us through the nine works that she chose for the book, which help to cast this complicated genius in a new light.
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'This book is really wonderful! ... However many books on Beethoven you own, find the space for one more. This one.'
Stephen Hough, pianist, composer, writer
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' (in Complete Symphonies and Concertos)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 & Choral Fantasy
Christiane Karg (soprano), Sophie Harmsen (mezzo), Werner Güra (tenor), Florian Boesch (baritone), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano); Freiburger Barockorchester, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Pablo Heras-Casado
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Beethoven: Fidelio
Jonas Kaufmann (Florestan), Nina Stemme (Leonore), Falk Struckmann (Pizarro), Christof Fischesser (Rocco), Rachel Harnisch (Marzelline), Christoph Strehl (Jaquino), Peter Mattei (Don Fernando) Lucerne Festival Orchestra & Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Claudio Abbado
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Lucy Crowe (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo), James Gilchrist (tenor), Matthew Rose (bass); Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique & Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Available Formats: MP3, FLAC
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