Beethoven Opus 4, String Quintet
Beethoven Opus 13, Pathetique Sonata, Cantabile
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Along with pioneering the song cycle as an art form, Beethoven emphasized early on the role of the human singing voice in his instrumental music.
Read moreSchubert: D. 795-20, Des Baches Wiegenlied
Monday, June 14, 2021
In the last days of his life, Beethoven was absorbed in the study of some sixty of Schubert’s songs, often lingering over them for hours, and he expressed “the utmost wonder” at their content. Among them was the cycle “Die Schöne Müllerin”, which closes with the achingly beautiful “Des Baches Wiegenlied”.
Read moreSchubert: D. 795-19, Der Müller und der Bach
Schubert: D. 795-18, Trockne Blumen
Saturday, June 12, 2021
Number 18 in “Die Schöne Müllerin” is the lovely song, "Trockne Blumen” (Withered Flowers). Schubert would later compose variations for flute and piano on this theme! (D. 802)
Read moreSchubert: D.795-17, Die Böse Farbe
Schubert: D. 795-16, Die liebe Farbe
Schubert: D. 795-15, Eifersucht und Stolz
Schubert: D. 795-14, Der Jäger
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
In song number 14, the miller is confronted with a new development: a hunter has arrived and captured the interest of the beloved maiden. Here are two versions – the first in the original German, and then a fun version in English.
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