Beethoven Symphonies
In this course we will be exploring Beethoven’s groundbreaking development of the symphonic form, including some of the most iconic and epoch-making orchestral and choral music of the entire Classical repertoire.
A Selected Bibliography:
Beethoven: His Life and Times (Composer’s Life & Times S.)
Beethoven (Master Musicians Series) by Marion M. Scott
The Treasures of Beethoven (John Suchet)
The Classical Style: Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart (Charles Rosen)
Beethoven: The Philosophy of Music (Theodor W Adorno)
The Nine Symphonies of Beethoven (Antony Hopkins)
Analyses of Musical Classics Book 1 (Annie O Warburton)
The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824, by Harvey Sachs
A Selected Discography:
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4. Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphonys No 1 & No 2. Sir Neville Marriner (Vinyl LP)
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 8. Sir Roger Norrington
Beethoven For All: The Symphonies 1-9. Daniel Barenboim/West-Eastern Divan
Beethoven: Symphony No.6 Pastorale. Vienna Phil/Karl Böhm
Beethoven / Arr Liszt : Symphonies Nos 1 – 9. Cyprien Katsaris, piano
Beethoven – Symphony No 7; Triple Concerto (LSO, Haitink)
Beethoven: Symphony No.9. The Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood
