The Beethoven 9 as we explore the world of Beethoven through the lens of his symphonies with renowned classical biographer Jan Swafford. Each month is dedicated to a different symphony. Each week ...
Program: Felix Mendelssohn: “Intermezzo, Nocturne, and Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61”; Antonin Dvořák: “Romance in F minor for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 11,” “Silent Woods for ...
On the program: Beethoven, Symphony No. 8; Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"). Justin Brown, conductor. Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano; Margaret Jane Wray, mezzo-soprano; Jay ...
Discovering Music. Beethoven: Symphony No. 8. Audio, 20 minutesDiscovering Music Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 Stephen Johnson explores Beethoven's most playful symphony ...
After the pulsating Seventh Symphony, Ludwig van Beethoven gave audiences something very different. The lighthearted Symphony No. 8 looks back to a simpler time in European life with music full of ...
Beethoven conceived his Eighth Symphony at the same time as his Seventh, focusing on the former during the summer of 1812. The Eighth, part of the third period of his career, continued his trend of ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Price once wrote in a letter to conductor Serge Koussevitzky, "To begin with I ...
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di Menuetto Symphony No. 8 in ...
Conductor Christoph Eschenbach is back with Fred Child today, talking about what he calls a "very special piece," a "gem" that he loves: Beethoven's Symphony No. 8. And Eschenbach conducts a concert ...