Great Composers in Words and Music: Ludwig van Beethoven

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Release Date: 13th May 2022
Catalogue No: 8578363
Label: Naxos
Length: 67 minutes

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Introduction

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'

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Stefan Vladar (piano)
Cappella Istropolitana
Barry Wordsworth

I. Allegro (Excerpt)

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Wild, Untamed, Arresting, Yearning, Tortured, Passionate

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Beethoven: Variations (9) on a March by Dressler, WoO 63

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Sergio Gallo (piano)

Var. 9, Allegro

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Beethoven, It Should Be Said, Was No Mozart

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Beethoven: Musik zu einem Ritterballet, WoO 1

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Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Béla Drahos

I. March (Excerpt)

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It Was Probably Waldstein Who, in the Following Months

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3

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Stuttgart Piano Trio

IV. Finale (Excerpt)

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Notwithstanding His Simmering Resentment Towards Haydn

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19

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Boris Giltburg (piano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko

I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

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Eight Months After the Charity Concert

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2

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Maria Kliegel (cello), Nina Tichman (piano)

I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo (Excerpt)

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The Next Few Years Witnessed Multiple Performances

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique'

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Boris Giltburg (piano)

I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (Excerpt)

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Less Than Two Years Later

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight'

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Jenö Jandó (piano)

I. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)

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Unfortunately for Beethoven, the Sorrowful Mood

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

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Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Béla Drahos

I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

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Beethoven’s Productivity Continued on His Return to Vienna

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72

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Inga Nielsen (soprano)
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Michael Halász

Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? (1814 Version) [Excerpt]

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Wrapped Up with the Complicated Genesis

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'

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Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Béla Drahos

IV. Finale (Excerpt)

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During This Period of Creative Inspiration

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'

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Kölner Kammerorchester
Helmut Müller-Brühl

I. Allegro ma non troppo (Excerpt)

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Before the Mega-Concert Took Place

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Beethoven: Der glorreiche Augenblick Op. 136

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Westminster Boys' Choir, City of London Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Hilary Davan Wetton

VI. Chorus. Poco allegro (Excerpt)

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Searching for Popular Acclaim at Home in Vienna

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123

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Lori Phillips (soprano), Robynne Redmon (mezzo-soprano), James Taylor (tenor), Jay Baylon (bass-baritone)
Nashville Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony
Kenneth Schermerhorn

V. Agnus Dei (Excerpt)

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Beethoven Interrupted Work on the Archduke’s Mass

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120

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Edmund Battersby (piano)

Var. 21, Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

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Beethoven Now Turned His Attention to a Work

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'

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Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Béla Drahos

IV. Finale (Excerpt) [1]

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After Completion of the Ninth Symphony

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'

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Nicolaus Esterházy Chorus, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Béla Drahos

IV. Finale (Excerpt) [2]

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If Beethoven’s Life Was a Hollywood Blockbuster

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Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

Excerpt, Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130

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Kodály Quartet

V. Cavatina (Excerpt)

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