Episodes
We'll focus on the overture and a selection of varied movements from Beethoven's incidental music for Goethe's Egmont, Op. 84, completed in 1810.
Published 05/01/24
We'll focus on Piano Sonatas No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a, completed in 1810, and No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90, completed in 1814.  
Published 04/01/24
Published 04/01/24
We'll focus on the final version of the opera from 1814.  
Published 03/01/24
We'll look at three of the four overtures Beethoven composed for Fidelio.
Published 02/01/24
We’re going to focus on Piano Sonata No. 24 in F# Major, Op. 78, and Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op 79, but we’ll also take a quick look at the two piano sonatinas of Op. 49. 
Published 01/01/24
We'll look at Beethoven's String Quartet No. 10  in E-flat Major, Op. 74, completed in 1809 and nicknamed the "Harp" quartet.
Published 12/01/23
We'll look at Beethoven's fifth and final piano concerto, the so-called "Emperor" Concerto in E-flat Major, Op. 73.
Published 11/01/23
We'll look at the two piano trios of Op. 70: No. 1, the famous "Ghost" Trio in D Major, and No. 2, the less famous but still very interesting Trio in E-flat Major.  
Published 10/01/23
We'll talk about Beethoven's great "Pastoral" Symphony, No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68.  
Published 09/01/23
We'll look at Beethoven's highly unusual Choral Fantasy, Op. 80, and his Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69.  
Published 08/01/23
We'll talk about Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67.   
Published 07/01/23
We'll focus on Beethoven's Mass in C Major, Op. 86, composed in 1807.  
Published 06/01/23
We'll look at the Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 (1807) and Wellington's Victory, Op. 91 (1813).
Published 05/01/23
We'll look at Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61, from 1806.  
Published 04/01/23
We'll talk about Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60.
Published 03/01/23
We'll look at String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 and String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2.  
Published 02/01/23
We'll look at Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58.  
Published 01/01/23
We’ll look at the Piano Sonata in F Minor, No. 23, Op. 57, the famous “Appassionata” sonata.
Published 12/01/22
We’ll look at Beethoven’s Triple Concerto in C Major (for violin, cello and piano soloists and orchestra), Op. 56.
Published 11/01/22
We'll look at Beethoven's great "Eroica" Symphony, No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55.
Published 09/30/22
We’ll look at the famous Waldstein Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 and the Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54.  
Published 09/01/22
We'll look at some of Beethoven's early lieder (art songs) including the collection from Op, 52, the Gellert Lieder of Op. 48, and the the song "Adelaide,"    
Published 08/01/22
In the two Romances for Violin and orchestra, Op. 40 in G Major and Op. 50 in F Major, we encounter not the innovative Beethoven, but rather the creator of graceful and attractive works designed to please performer and audiences alike.   
Published 07/01/22
We'll focus on Beethoven's "Kreutzer" Sonata for Violin and Piano with a little bit of the backstory concerning two well-known violinists of the day--George Augustus Bridgetower and Rodolphe Kreutzer, along with one great 19th century Russian author-- Leo Tolstoy.  
Published 06/01/22