Ludwig van Beethoven: A Very Short Introduction by Mark Evan BondsRequirements: .MP3 reader, 109 MBOverview: Despite the ups and downs of his personal life and professional career—even in the face of deafness—Beethoven remained remarkably consistent in his most basic convictions about his art. This inner consistency, writes the music historian Mark Evan Bonds, provides the […]
The String Quartets of Beethoven by Robert GreenbergRequirements: .MP3 reader, 1012.7 MBOverview: In his 16 quartets for two violins, viola, and cello, Beethoven created a Mount Everest for string players and some of the most sublime, unforgettable music ever written. In this musically rich 24-lecture series, Professor Greenberg guides you in a deep encounter with […]
Beethoven and the Grosse Fuge: Music, Meaning, and Beethoven’s Most Difficult Work by Robert S. KahnRequirements: .ePUB reader, 1.3 MBOverview: The Grosse Fuge, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in his late period, has an involved and complicated history. Written for a string quartet but published as an independent work, the piece raises interesting questions about […]
Beethoven’s Cello: Five Revolutionary Sonatas and Their World by Marc D. Moskovitz, R. Larry ToddRequirements: .PDF reader, 30 MBOverview: Winner of the 2018 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award In 1796 the young Beethoven presented his first two cello sonatas, Op. 5, at the court of Frederick William II, an avid cellist and the reigning Prussian […]
Beethoven’s Lives: The Biographical Tradition by Lewis LockwoodRequirements: .ePUB reader, 5 MBOverview: When Ludwig van Beethoven died in March 1827, the world of music felt an intense loss. The composer’s funeral procession was one of the largest Vienna had ever witnessed, and the poet Franz Grillparzer’s eulogy brought the tensions between the composer’s life and […]