Beethoven Unleashed - Spirit Of The Age

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2020

The Economy

20200921

Donald Macleod and Nicholas Mathew discuss the economy during Beethoven's lifetime.

Beethoven's lifetime was one of tumultuous change. In a week of programmes exploring this wider world around Beethoven, Donald Macleod is joined by five guests to discuss some of the various elements which combined to define the spirit of the age - the economy, the wider world of the arts, engineering, medicine and belief.

In today's programme, Donald is joined by Professor Nicholas Mathew - Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, an expert on music and politics in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and author of `Political Beethoven` - to discuss the economy in Vienna and the economy of music during Beethoven's lifetime.

Composer of the Week is returning to the story of Beethoven's life and music throughout 2020. Part of Radio 3's Beethoven Unleashed season marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.

Violin Sonata 10 in G major, Op 96 (II. Adagio espressivo)

Renaud Capu瀀on , violin

Frank Braley, piano

Piano Concerto No 4 in G, Op 58 (I. Allegro Moderato)

Hannes Minnaar, piano

Netherlands Symphony Orchestra

Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor

Symphony No 3 in E flat major `Eroica`, Op 55 (IV. Finale)

Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Piano Sonata No 26 in E flat major, Op 81a `Les Adieux` (II. Abwesenheit)

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano

Sonata No 7 in D, Op 10 No 3 (IV. Rondo. Allegro)

Lucas Debargue, piano

Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Wales.

2020

The Arts

20200922

Donald Macleod and poet Ruth Padel discuss Beethoven and the wider world of the arts.

In Tuesday's programme, Donald is joined by the poet and lifelong soprano Ruth Padel, author of `Beethoven Variations: Poems on a Life`, to explore the wider world of the arts during Beethoven's lifetime and his interactions with other artists and art forms.

Composer of the Week is returning to the story of Beethoven's life and music throughout 2020. Part of Radio 3's Beethoven Unleashed season marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.

String Quartet No 1 in F major, Op 18 (II. Adagio affettuoso et appassionato)

Jerusalem Quartet

Fidelio (2 Act version) - end of Act I

Jonas Kaufmann (Florestan)

Nina Stemme (Leonore)

Falk Struckmann (Pizarro)

Christof Fischesser (Rocco)

Rachel Harnisch (Marzelline)

Christoph Strehl (Jaquino)

Peter Mattei (Don Fernando)

Lucerne Festival Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg Chor

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Symphony No 8 in F, Op 93 (III. Tempo di menuetto)

Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique

John Eliot Gardiner

An die Ferne Geliebte, Op 98, Nos 2 and 3

Roderick Williams, baritone

Iain Burnside, piano

The Creatures of Prometheus, Op 43: Act II, No 10 'Pastorale Allegro

Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

Leif Segerstam, conductor

25 Scottish Songs, Op 108 No 7 'Bonnie Laddie, Highland Laddie (2nd version)

Georg Klimbacher, baritone

Josef Herzer, violin

Bertin Christelbauer, cello

Bernadette Bartos, piano

Missa Solemnis - Sanctus

Pamela Coburn , soprano

Florence Quivar, alto

Aldo Baldin, tenor

Andreas Schmidt, bass

G䀀chinger Kantorei Stuttgart

Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Helmuth Rilling, conductor

Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Wales.

2020

Engineering And Technology

20200923

Donald Macleod and Professor Julian Allwood explore engineering in Beethoven's time.

In Wednesday's programme, Donald is joined by Professor of Engineering and the Environment at Cambridge University, Julian Allwood, to explore developments in engineering during Beethoven's lifetime and how they impacted the day-to-day life of the composer.

Composer of the Week is returning to the story of Beethoven's life and music throughout 2020. Part of Radio 3's Beethoven Unleashed season marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.

Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 36 (II. Scherzo - Allegro)

Berlin Philharmonic

Simon Rattle, conductor

5 Variations on Rule Britannia, WoO 79

Ollie Mustonen, piano

Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op 133 (orch. Manuel Hidalgo)

WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln

Lothar Zagrosek, conductor

Six Variations in D on an original theme `Die Ruinen von Athen`, Op 76

Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano

The Heavens are Telling (orchestration of Six Songs, Op 48 No 4 - Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur)

Norman Luboff Choir

New Symphony Orchestra of London

Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Piano Sonata No 29 in B-flat major, Op 106 `Hammerklavier` (I - Allegro)

Murray Perahia, piano

Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Wales

2020

Medicine

20200924

Donald Macleod and Professor Herwig Czech discuss medicine during Beethoven's lifetime.

Beethoven was a man well acquainted with healthcare - suffering all through his life with a variety of illnesses. In Thursday's programme, Donald is joined by contemporary historian Professor Herwig Czech - Chair of the History of Medicine at MedUni Vienna - to discuss the state of medicine during Beethoven's lifetime and the likely causes of the composer's hearing loss.

Composer of the Week is returning to the story of Beethoven's life and music throughout 2020. Part of Radio 3's Beethoven Unleashed season marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.

Doktor speert das Tor dem Tod, WoO 189

Accentus

Trio in E-flat major, WoO 38 (after the Septet, Op 20) (IV. Andante con Variazione)

Paul Meyer, clarinet

Claudio Bohorquez, cello

Eric le Sage, piano

Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II, WoO 87 (VII. Todt, Todt!)

Sally Matthews, soprano

Tamara Mumford, mezzo

Barry Banks, tenor

Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone

San Francisco Symphony Chorus

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor, Op 57 `Appassionata` (III. Allegro ma non troppo)

Alfred Brendel, piano

Symphony 7 in A major, Op 92 (II. Allegretto)

Vienna Philharmonic

Raphael Kubelik, conductor

String Quartet No13, Op 130 (V. Cavatina)

Takacs Quartet

Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Wales.

2020

05 LAST

Legacy And Belief

20200925

Donald Macleod is joined by Dr Aakanksha Virkar Yates to explore Beethoven and belief.

In Thursday's programme, Donald is joined by Dr Aakanksha Virkar Yates, expert in British literature of the late-19th and 20th centuries and senior lecturer at the University of Brighton to explore Beethoven and belief, the composer's legacy and how much of that was shaped by retrospective romantic impressions of the composer.

Composer of the Week is returning to the story of Beethoven's life and music throughout 2020. Part of Radio 3's Beethoven Unleashed season marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.

Symphony No 4 in B flat major, Op 60 (III. Menuett)

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Mariss Jansons, conductor

Piano Sonata No 28, Op 101 (I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung)

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Der Glorreiche Augenblick, Op136 (Das Auge schaut)

Claire Rutter, soprano

Matilde Wallevik, mezzo-soprano

Peter Hoare, tenor

Stephen Gadd, baritone

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Westminster Boys' Choir

Westminster Abbey Choir

City of London Choir

Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor

Der Freie Mann, WoO 117

Hermann Prey, baritone

Leonard Hokanson, piano

Heinrich Schutz Kreis, Berlin

Wolfgang Matkowitz, conductor

Christ on the Mount of Olives, Op 85 (Chor der Krieger: 'Wir haben ihn gesehen')

Maria Stader, soprano

Otto Wiener, bass

Jan Peerce, tenor

Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Vienna Academy Chamber Choir

Vienna Academy Choir

Hermann Scherchen, conductor

Mass in C Major, Op 86 (Sanctus)

London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Chorus

Sir Colin Davis

String Quartet No 15 (III. Molto Adagio `Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart` (Holy song of thanksgiving of a convalescent to the Deity, in the Lydian Mode)

Tetzlaff Quartett

Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Wales.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
2020	01	The Economy	20200921	Donald Macleod and Nicholas Mathew discuss the economy during Beethoven's lifetime. Beethoven's lifetime was one of tumultuous change. In a week of programmes exploring this wider world around Beethoven, Donald Macleod is joined by five guests to discuss some of the various elements which combined to define the spirit of the age - the economy, the wider world of the arts, engineering, medicine and belief. In today's programme, Donald is joined by Professor Nicholas Mathew - Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, an expert on music and politics in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and author of `Political Beethoven` - to discuss the economy in Vienna and the economy of music during Beethoven's lifetime. Composer of the Week is returning to the story of Beethoven's life and music throughout 2020. Part of Radio 3's Beethoven Unleashed season marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. Violin Sonata 10 in G major, Op 96 (II. Adagio espressivo) Renaud Capu瀀on , violin Frank Braley, piano Piano Concerto No 4 in G, Op 58 (I. Allegro Moderato) Hannes Minnaar, piano Netherlands Symphony Orchestra Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor Symphony No 3 in E flat major `Eroica`, Op 55 (IV. Finale) Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Piano Sonata No 26 in E flat major, Op 81a `Les Adieux` (II. Abwesenheit) Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano Sonata No 7 in D, Op 10 No 3 (IV. Rondo. Allegro) Lucas Debargue, piano Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Wales.
2020	02	The Arts	20200922	Donald Macleod and poet Ruth Padel discuss Beethoven and the wider world of the arts. Beethoven's lifetime was one of tumultuous change. In a week of programmes exploring this wider world around Beethoven, Donald Macleod is joined by five guests to discuss some of the various elements which combined to define the spirit of the age - the economy, the wider world of the arts, engineering, medicine and belief. In Tuesday's programme, Donald is joined by the poet and lifelong soprano Ruth Padel, author of `Beethoven Variations: Poems on a Life`, to explore the wider world of the arts during Beethoven's lifetime and his interactions with other artists and art forms. Composer of the Week is returning to the story of Beethoven's life and music throughout 2020. Part of Radio 3's Beethoven Unleashed season marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. String Quartet No 1 in F major, Op 18 (II. Adagio affettuoso et appassionato) Jerusalem Quartet Fidelio (2 Act version) - end of Act I Jonas Kaufmann (Florestan) Nina Stemme (Leonore) Falk Struckmann (Pizarro) Christof Fischesser (Rocco) Rachel Harnisch (Marzelline) Christoph Strehl (Jaquino) Peter Mattei (Don Fernando) Lucerne Festival Orchestra Arnold Schoenberg Chor Claudio Abbado, conductor Symphony No 8 in F, Op 93 (III. Tempo di menuetto) Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique John Eliot Gardiner An die Ferne Geliebte, Op 98, Nos 2 and 3 Roderick Williams, baritone Iain Burnside, piano The Creatures of Prometheus, Op 43: Act II, No 10 'Pastorale Allegro Turku Philharmonic Orchestra Leif Segerstam, conductor 25 Scottish Songs, Op 108 No 7 'Bonnie Laddie, Highland Laddie (2nd version) Georg Klimbacher, baritone Josef Herzer, violin Bertin Christelbauer, cello Bernadette Bartos, piano Missa Solemnis - Sanctus Pamela Coburn , soprano Florence Quivar, alto Aldo Baldin, tenor Andreas Schmidt, bass G䀀chinger Kantorei Stuttgart Bach-Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling, conductor Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Wales.
2020	03	Engineering And Technology	20200923	Donald Macleod and Professor Julian Allwood explore engineering in Beethoven's time. Beethoven's lifetime was one of tumultuous change. In a week of programmes exploring this wider world around Beethoven, Donald Macleod is joined by five guests to discuss some of the various elements which combined to define the spirit of the age - the economy, the wider world of the arts, engineering, medicine and belief. In Wednesday's programme, Donald is joined by Professor of Engineering and the Environment at Cambridge University, Julian Allwood, to explore developments in engineering during Beethoven's lifetime and how they impacted the day-to-day life of the composer. Composer of the Week is returning to the story of Beethoven's life and music throughout 2020. Part of Radio 3's Beethoven Unleashed season marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 36 (II. Scherzo - Allegro) Berlin Philharmonic Simon Rattle, conductor 5 Variations on Rule Britannia, WoO 79 Ollie Mustonen, piano Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op 133 (orch. Manuel Hidalgo) WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln Lothar Zagrosek, conductor Six Variations in D on an original theme `Die Ruinen von Athen`, Op 76 Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano The Heavens are Telling (orchestration of Six Songs, Op 48 No 4 - Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur) Norman Luboff Choir New Symphony Orchestra of London Leopold Stokowski, conductor Piano Sonata No 29 in B-flat major, Op 106 `Hammerklavier` (I - Allegro) Murray Perahia, piano Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Wales
2020	04	Medicine	20200924	Donald Macleod and Professor Herwig Czech discuss medicine during Beethoven's lifetime. Beethoven's lifetime was one of tumultuous change. In a week of programmes exploring this wider world around Beethoven, Donald Macleod is joined by five guests to discuss some of the various elements which combined to define the spirit of the age - the economy, the wider world of the arts, engineering, medicine and belief. Beethoven was a man well acquainted with healthcare - suffering all through his life with a variety of illnesses. In Thursday's programme, Donald is joined by contemporary historian Professor Herwig Czech - Chair of the History of Medicine at MedUni Vienna - to discuss the state of medicine during Beethoven's lifetime and the likely causes of the composer's hearing loss. Composer of the Week is returning to the story of Beethoven's life and music throughout 2020. Part of Radio 3's Beethoven Unleashed season marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. Doktor speert das Tor dem Tod, WoO 189 Accentus Trio in E-flat major, WoO 38 (after the Septet, Op 20) (IV. Andante con Variazione) Paul Meyer, clarinet Claudio Bohorquez, cello Eric le Sage, piano Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II, WoO 87 (VII. Todt, Todt!) Sally Matthews, soprano Tamara Mumford, mezzo Barry Banks, tenor Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone San Francisco Symphony Chorus Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor, Op 57 `Appassionata` (III. Allegro ma non troppo) Alfred Brendel, piano Symphony 7 in A major, Op 92 (II. Allegretto) Vienna Philharmonic Raphael Kubelik, conductor String Quartet No13, Op 130 (V. Cavatina) Takacs Quartet Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Wales.
2020	05 LAST	Legacy And Belief	20200925	Donald Macleod is joined by Dr Aakanksha Virkar Yates to explore Beethoven and belief. Beethoven's lifetime was one of tumultuous change. In a week of programmes exploring this wider world around Beethoven, Donald Macleod is joined by five guests to discuss some of the various elements which combined to define the spirit of the age - the economy, the wider world of the arts, engineering, medicine and belief. In Thursday's programme, Donald is joined by Dr Aakanksha Virkar Yates, expert in British literature of the late-19th and 20th centuries and senior lecturer at the University of Brighton to explore Beethoven and belief, the composer's legacy and how much of that was shaped by retrospective romantic impressions of the composer. Composer of the Week is returning to the story of Beethoven's life and music throughout 2020. Part of Radio 3's Beethoven Unleashed season marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. Symphony No 4 in B flat major, Op 60 (III. Menuett) Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Mariss Jansons, conductor Piano Sonata No 28, Op 101 (I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung) Wilhelm Kempff, piano Der Glorreiche Augenblick, Op136 (Das Auge schaut) Claire Rutter, soprano Matilde Wallevik, mezzo-soprano Peter Hoare, tenor Stephen Gadd, baritone Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Westminster Boys' Choir Westminster Abbey Choir City of London Choir Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor Der Freie Mann, WoO 117 Hermann Prey, baritone Leonard Hokanson, piano Heinrich Schutz Kreis, Berlin Wolfgang Matkowitz, conductor Christ on the Mount of Olives, Op 85 (Chor der Krieger: 'Wir haben ihn gesehen') Maria Stader, soprano Otto Wiener, bass Jan Peerce, tenor Vienna State Opera Orchestra Vienna Academy Chamber Choir Vienna Academy Choir Hermann Scherchen, conductor Mass in C Major, Op 86 (Sanctus) London Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Chorus Sir Colin Davis String Quartet No 15 (III. Molto Adagio `Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart` (Holy song of thanksgiving of a convalescent to the Deity, in the Lydian Mode) Tetzlaff Quartett Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Wales.