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Part 1: Beethoven himself. Not pathetic [Piano sonata no. 8, 'Pathétique, op. 13] ; Silence, please [Piano concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58] ; Down the lane [Gassenhauer trio, op. 11; Variations on 'Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu', op. 121a] ; Bon-Bonn [Piano trios, op. 1] ; Third Man [Piano sonata no. 4, op. 7] ; I hate music [Notturno, op. 42] ; Take that, teacher [String trio, op. 3; Serenade, op. 8; String trios, op. 9] ; Four times six [String quartets, op. 18/1-6] ; Watch the birdie [Symphony no. 2, op. 36] ; Holy fool [Symphony no. 8, op. 93] ; Berlin calling [Cello sonatas nos. 1 and 2, op. 5] ; God's beloved [Variations in F major on Mozart's 'Se vuol ballare' for violin and piano, WoO 40; Variations in C major on 'Là ci darem la mano' by Mozart for 2 oboes and Cor anglais, WoO 28] ; Master pieces [Variations in F major on 'Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, op. 66; Variations in E flat major on 'Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen' from Die Zauberflöte, WoO 46; Variations in G major on 'See the conqu'ring hero comes' from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45] ; With chips [Variations in C major on 'God save the King' for piano, WoO 78; Variations in B flat major on 'La stessa, la stessissima' by Salieri, WoO 73; Variations on themes by Paisiello, WoO 69-70] ; Basket of deplorables ['Rage over a lost penny', op. 129] ; Slava [Cello sonata no. 3 in A major, op. 69] ; Fat man [Violin sonatas nos. 1-3, op. 12; 'Schuppanzigh ist ein Lump', WoO 100; Falstafferl, WoO 184] ; Meet his maker [Piano sonatas nos. 1-3, op. 2] ; Irish eyes [Piano sonatas nos. 5-7, op. 10; 3 Marches, op. 48; Variations on a Russian dance, WoO 71] ; Simple, isn't it? [Piano sonatas nos. 9 and 10, op. 14] ; Washed out [Piano sonata no. 11 in B flat major, op. 22] ; The cyclist [Piano sonata no. 31 in A flat major, op. 110] ; Late review [Symphony no. 1, op. 21] ; Magic seven [Septet, op. 20; Trio, op. 38] ; Publishers be damned [Sextet for 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons, op. 71; Sextet for 2 horns, 2 violins, viola and double bass, op. 81b; Wind octet, op. 103 'Parthia'] -- Part 2: Beethoven in love. I'm yours, or your sister's [Andante favori, WoO 57; 'Ich denke dein', WoO 74/136; 'An die Hoffnung,' opp. 32 and 94] ; Love you ['Ich liebe dich', WoO 123; 'Adelaide', op. 46; 'Der Küss', op. 128] ; A Jew in love ['An die ferne Geliebte', op. 98] ; B-sides [Songs, opp. 52, 75, 82 and 83; 'An die Geliebte', WoO 140] ; Both ways [Piano sonata no. 24, 'A Thérèse', op. 78; No. 25, 'The Cuckoo', op. 79; Écossaises, WoO 83, 86] ; China doll ['Für Elise', WoO 59] ; Broken china [Piano sonata no. 26, 'Les Adieux', op. 81a] ; Vita brevis [Piano sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor, 'Moonlight sonata', op. 27/2] ; Who's first? [Piano concerto no. 1 in C major, op. 15; Piano concerto in E flat major, no. 0, WoO 4; Rondo for piano and orchestra in B flat major, WoO 6] ; Fallen star [Piano concerto no. 2 in B flat major, op. 19] ; How to play [Piano sonata no. 4 in E flat major, op. 7] ; Eat like Beethoven [Piano sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54] ; Fail better [Piano sonata no. 21, 'Waldstein', op. 53] ; Light my fire [The Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43; Contredanses, WoO 14] -- |
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Part 3: Beethoven immersed. No hero [Symphony no. 3, 'Eroica', op. 55] ; Stolen [Eroica variations, op. 35] ; Poles apart [Piano sonata no. 12 in A, 'Funeral march,' op. 26; Orchestral version, WoO 96] ; Head or heart [Piano sonata no. 27, op. 90] ; Red Square [Piano sonata no. 23 in F minor, 'Appassionata', op. 57] ; Historically informed [Symphony no. 4 in B flat major, op. 60] ; Early birds [Quintet in E flat, op. 16; Wind trio, op. 87] ; Post horn [Horn sonata, op. 17] ; Blank pages [Piano concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37] ; The one [Violin concerto in D major, op. 61] ; Chips off [Concerto for pianoforte and orchestra in D, op. 61a; Romances, opp. 40 and 50] ; Black notes [Sonata for violin and piano no. 9, 'Kreutzer sonata', op. 47] ; Rode ahead [Sonata for violin and piano no. 10 in G major, op. 96] ; Ars longa [Piano sonata no. 13, 'Quasi una fantasia', op. 27/1] ; Comic timing [Piano sonatas nos. 16 to 18, op. 31] ; Fluff [Piano sonatas nos. 19 and 20, op. 49, 1/2; Two Rondos, op. 51; Variations, WoO 80] ; Cricket score [Razumovsky quartets, op. 59/1-3] ; Harping on [String quartet no. 10 in E-flat, 'The harp', op. 74] ; Deadly [String quartet no. 11 in F minor, 'Il serioso', op. 95] ; Tick-tock ['The eyeglass duo', WoO 32; Three pieces for musical clock, WoO 33a; Serenade, op. 25] -- Part 4: Beethoven immured. Can't hear [Christ on the Mount of Olives, op. 85; Elegiac song, op. 118] ; Spring time [Violin sonatas nos. 4-8, opp. 23-24 and op. 30/1-3] ; Two to the power of five [Six Variations on an original theme in F, op. 34; 32 Variations on an original theme in C minor, WoO 80] ; Too easy by half? [Piano trios no. 8, WoO 39, No. 9, WoO 38, No. 10, op. 44; Triple concerto, op. 56] ; Ghostly [Piano trios, op. 70, 1/2] ; Youngest son [Archduke trio, op. 97] ; Render unto Caesar [Cantatas on the death of Emperor Joseph II (WoO 88) and on the accession of Leopold II, WoO 89] ; God knows [Mass in C, op. 86] ; Ah, men [Missa solemnis, op. 123] ; The conductor's concerto [Coriolan overture, op. 62] ; The V sign [Symphony no. 5, op. 67; Sonata 4-hands in D major] ; Callous ['Ah, perfido!', op. 65] ; Car crash [Choral fantasy, op. 80] ; God's flower [Piano sonata no. 15, 'Pastoral', op. 28] ; Hell on earth [Symphony no. 6, 'Pastoral', op. 68] ; Lola's finest hour [Egmont, overture and incidental music, op. 84] ; The apostle [Liszt/Beethoven: the Nine symphonies transcribed for piano] ; Look, one hand [Piano concerto no. 5 in E flat major, 'the Emperor', op. 73] ; Turkish delight [The ruins of Athens, opp. 113-4; King Stephen, op. 117] ; Top of the Pops ; Edge of seat [Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92] -- Part 5: Beethoven in trouble. Losing it [Sonata for piano no. 28 in A major, op. 101] ; Ashes to ashes [Sonatas for violoncello and piano nos. 4 and 5, opp. 102/1 and 102/2; 'Brauchle, Linke' canon, WoO 167] ; Sally in our alley [25 Scottish songs for voice and piano trio, op. 108; 25 Irish songs for one or two voices and piano trio, WoO 152; 32 Irish songs for one or several voices and piano trio, WoO 153-4; 26 Welsh songs for one or two voices and piano trio, WoO 155] ; [Variations on 10 national airs for flute or violin/piano, opp. 105 and 107] ; A friend in deed ['Wellington's victory', op. 91] ; The pits ['Germania, WoO 94; 'Des Kriegers Abschied', WoO 143; 'Abschiedsgesang an Wiens Bürger', WoO 121; 'Kriegslied der Österreicher', WoO 122; 'Der glorreiche Augenblick', op. 136] ; [Opferlied, op. 121b; Tremate, op. 116] ; House prices [The consecration of the house overture, op. 124] -- Part 6: Beethoven inspired. Like a virgin [Leonore overtures 1, 2 and 3, opp. 138, 72, 72a and 72b] ; Shipwreck [Fidelio, op. 72] ; Lopsided [Piano sonata no. 30, op. 109] ; Ultima vera [Sonata for piano no. 32 in C minor, op. 111] ; Schubert bears it [String quintet in C major, WoO 62, 'Letzter musikalischer Gedanke'] ; Small balls [7 Bagatelles, op. 33; Bagatelles, opp. 119, 126] ; Gelato con gelignite [String quartet no. 12 in E flat major, op. 127] ; Relativity [String quartet no. 13 in B flat major, op. 130; Grosse Fuge for string quartet in B flat major, op. 133; piano version op. 134] ; Ghetto blaster [String quartet no. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 131] ; Nuclear chorus [Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125] ; Gone for baroque [String quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132] ; Diabolical [Variations in C major on a waltz by Anton Diabelli for piano, 'Diabelli variations', op. 120] ; The end? [String quartet no. 16 in F, op. 135] ; All things being equal [Drei Equale, WoO 30] -- Why Beethoven? |
