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Beethoven Mythologies
Manage episode 281638789 series 1511873
James Wood talks to Thomas Jones about Beethoven, drawing on his review of three recent books on the composer. They discuss some of the apparently immovable Beethoven mythologies – the keyboard pedagogy, the heroic glower, the many appropriations of the 9th Symphony – and the blend of Viennese tradition and radical invention which characterises his music, particularly the piano sonatas, from the ethereal melodic sweetness of The Tempest to the terrifying, thumping trills of the Hammerklavier.
Read James Wood's piece here: https://lrb.me/beethovenpod
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Pieces and recordings featured in this episode:
5th Symphony: Berlin Philharmonic / Furtwängler (1954)
3rd Symphony: Berlin Philharmonic / Furtwängler (1952)
Piano Sonata No. 29 (‘Hammerklavier’): Barenboim (1984)
Piano Sonata No. 29 (‘Hammerklavier’): Solomon (1952)
Piano Sonata No. 17 (‘The Tempest’): Gould (1960)
9th Symphony: Beyreuth Festival Orchestra / Furtwängler (1951)
Piano Sonata No. 7: Horowitz (1959)
Piano Sonata No. 26 (‘Les Adieux’): Kempff (1951)
Piano Sonata No. 31: Hess (1953)
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316 episodes
Manage episode 281638789 series 1511873
James Wood talks to Thomas Jones about Beethoven, drawing on his review of three recent books on the composer. They discuss some of the apparently immovable Beethoven mythologies – the keyboard pedagogy, the heroic glower, the many appropriations of the 9th Symphony – and the blend of Viennese tradition and radical invention which characterises his music, particularly the piano sonatas, from the ethereal melodic sweetness of The Tempest to the terrifying, thumping trills of the Hammerklavier.
Read James Wood's piece here: https://lrb.me/beethovenpod
Subscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: https://mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b
Pieces and recordings featured in this episode:
5th Symphony: Berlin Philharmonic / Furtwängler (1954)
3rd Symphony: Berlin Philharmonic / Furtwängler (1952)
Piano Sonata No. 29 (‘Hammerklavier’): Barenboim (1984)
Piano Sonata No. 29 (‘Hammerklavier’): Solomon (1952)
Piano Sonata No. 17 (‘The Tempest’): Gould (1960)
9th Symphony: Beyreuth Festival Orchestra / Furtwängler (1951)
Piano Sonata No. 7: Horowitz (1959)
Piano Sonata No. 26 (‘Les Adieux’): Kempff (1951)
Piano Sonata No. 31: Hess (1953)
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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