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| Composer | Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Midori unlocks the magical jewel case
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra and its chief conductor Thomas Søndergård have little to say about Beethoven’s First Symphony, but in partnership with Midori much more about that composer’s Violin Concerto.
Peter Mattei's moving Mahler in Gothenburg season opener
Baritone Peter Mattei brought both musical sensitivity as well as almost Berg-ian drama to Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, ably supported by Manfred Honeck and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, in a successful livestream concert.
Two “Firsts” as Beethoven opens the Pärnu Music Festival
While Kalle Randalu proves an amiable soloist in the First Piano Concerto, it is Beethoven the firebrand who startles in Paavo Järvi's account of the First Symphony with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra.
Three's a crowd: the Vienna Philharmonic packs in Beethoven 1, 2 and 3
At Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie, the Wiener Philharmoniker and Andris Nelsons launch a chronological cycle of Beethoven's nine symphonies with the first three sticks of dynamite.
Beethoven symphonies regarded as chamber music by the ACO
To mark #Beethoven250, the Australian Chamber Orchestra plays his first three symphonies in concert. But can one eat three delicious desserts in one sitting?
