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Special edition of the “Ah! Perfido” surveys, this time around of renditions captured on film. Two deliver more restrained, Teutonic renditions (restrained in body language, that is), which I prefer, while the other makes something of a soap opera of the piece, complete with the occasional...

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I'm looking for suggestions of composers whose work sounds very much like Beethoven, preferably orchestral and symphonic works by composers who were either contemporaries of Beethoven or who came after Beethoven in the Romantic Era. Feel free to name specific pieces as well! Many thanks for...

Watch it now: After years of labor, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey's reinterpretations of Beethoven's 3rd & 6th Symphonies premiered in June as a project entitled "Ludwig." The project, which rearranged Beethoven's 3rd & 6th symphonies, was premiered alongside a 50 piece orchestra on June 12th as a...

I have the following recordings (the green one is Colin Davis and the 7th). I'm looking for some new recordings with a different spin than Harnancourt - modern instruments, modern recordings, and whatever interpretation is fine even if it's a little idiosynchratic (just has to be "good"), and...

My views of HvK conducting Beethoven 9 are evolving. For years, I have had his 1960s version of Beethoven 9 on Deutsche Grammophon and thought "what's all the fuss?" The first three movements were good anyway, but the most important movement, the final one, seemed such a let down. Plus the sound...

So, I started rehearsals for Beethoven's 1st Symphony, me being the conductor. I thought I would be neat if I kept some kind of log about it, and this seemed the right place to do it. (Not to mention that this forum, which I pushed for myself, is in serious need of a bump). I'm a third year...

A while ago I lurked on a discussion board, and one member posted the question, "Is Beethoven a Romantic Composer?". To my utter surprise, people arrived at the unambiguous conclusion that no, Beethoven was a Classical composer, and asserting that he wrote Romantic music was wrong, wrong...

Me and my friend on Friday morning were discussing the works of Beethoven and Mozart. Thus came the question who has more of a global impact and who was the bigger "genius?" Beethoven in my opinion has made far superior music to Mozart while he was deaf, yet Mozart never wrote second drafts of...

HI there everyone, I have just started playing this piece, and I have to peform it next week for an exam. I was wondering if anyone had played the piece, or knows it, and could give me any advice on it? I think that i will be able to play it, but I need help with the musciality, How fast...

You know the drill: you're on a deserted island blah blah blah... Please vote. :) You can even choose different artists for each of the sonata or quartet, but you are left with only one set of works. Me? I have just begun exploring the early and some middle sonatas, so it'll be a long time...

Hi Everyone, After the success of the award-winning documentary In Search of Mozart, 2009 will see the release of director, Phil Grabsky's highly anticipated documentary In Search of Beethoven. This new film will explore the truth behind the many layers of myth and legend surrounding a man...

I want to start a discourse today on the symphonic output of the Master. During the course of the next few days, I will cover a brief summary of his symphonies and definitive performances. The symphonies of Ludwig Van Beethoven are representative of the European spirit in the same way as are the...

Have you ever been infuriated with a performance? Have you ever witnessed something so horrifically wrong that it went beyond any viable definition of subjectivity and was purely and wholly in the realm of abhorment? Click HERE, scroll down, click on the videos and listen to the tempos at any...

My rank of my favorite BEethoven symphonies 1 Symphony #5 2 Symphony #3 Eroica 3 Symphony #9 choral 4 Symphony #6 pastroal 5 symphony #1 6 Symphony #7 7 symphony #2 8 symphony #4 9 symphony #8 What are your ranks?

What is your favorite beethoven sonata? My picks: Waldstein and Hammerklavier.