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Donald Macleod explores Beethoven's life and music through the years 1813-1815.

This week, Donald Macleod explores Ludwig van Beethoven鈥檚 life through the years of 1813-1815 鈥� a time of great change throughout Europe as Napoleon was overthrown. For Beethoven, it was undoubtedly the most successful period of his entire career, as he began, at last, to receive public recognition for his music. However, these years also saw him slump to an artistic nadir as he succumbed to the call for patriotic crowd-pleasers in the wake of this massive political change.

Composer of the Week is returning to the story of Beethoven鈥檚 life and music throughout 2020. Part of Radio 3鈥檚 Beethoven Unleashed season marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven鈥檚 birth.

Music Featured:

Triumphal March for Kuffner鈥檚 Tarpeja, WoO 2a
Trio in B flat major, Op 97 鈥淎rchduke鈥� ( Allegro Moderato)
An die Hoffnung, Op 94
Quartet in C major, Op 59鈥�3 鈥淩azumovsky鈥� (Andante con moto quasi Allegretto)
Incidental Music for the Ruins of Athens (Overture - Chorus of Dervishes - March and Chorus )
Symphony No.3 in E flat major, Op 55 鈥淓roica鈥� 鈥� (Marcia Funebre. Adagio Assai)
Wellington鈥檚 Victory, Op 91
Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op 92 (arr. Winds) (Presto)
Symphony no. 8 in F major, Op 93 (Allegretto scherzando - Tempo di menuetto )
Germania, WoO 94
The Ruins of Athens, Op 113 No 7
Symphony no. 8 in F major, Op 93 (Allegro Vivace e con brio)
Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat major, Op 97 鈥淎rchduke鈥� 鈥� (Scherzo - Andante cantabile)
Fidelio, Op 72 - Overture (arr. Piano by I. Moscheles)
Fidelio - Op 72 - Act I No 9
Fidelio, Op 72 - Act I No 10
Leonore Prohaska, WoO.96
Polonaise, Op 89
Cantata: Der Glorreiche Augenblick, Op 136 No 1, 4 & 6
Quartet no.8 Op 59鈥�2 鈥淩asumovsky鈥� (Allegretto)
Piano Sonata no.27, Op 90
Kurz ist der Schmerz, und ewig ist die Freude, WoO163
Brauchle, Lincke, WoO167
Cello sonata no. 5 in D major, Op 102鈥�2 鈥� (Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto)
Piano Concerto no. 6 (fragment, completed by Nicholas Cook and Hermann Dechant)
Fidelio, Op 72 Act II No 13

Presented by Donald Macleod

Produced by Sam Phillips for 麻豆约拍 Cymru Wales

For full tracklistings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Beethoven Unleashed: Phoenix Rising /programmes/m000mc2m

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we鈥檝e featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

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