Not many of us can hope to be remembered when we've been gone almost two centuries. Beethoven is one of those rare humans who left an enormous legacy for future generations. Today, we'll wish him a happy 238th by playing two of his works. We'll hear the first symphony in Wyoming, and the first piano concerto in Los Angeles, featuring soloist Ingrid Fliter.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fourth Movement from String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 ("Serioso")
The Emerson String Quartet
Francisco Tarrega: "Recuerdos de la Alhambra"
Guitarist Ana Vidovic
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
Astor Piazzolla: "Libertango"
Cellissimo Quartet
Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, Romania
Anonymous: "Lanchas Para Bailar"
Ensemble Ars Longa
Stockholm Early Music Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21
The Grand Teton Festival Orchestra with conductor Donald Runnicles
Grand Teton Music Festival, Teton Village, Wyoming
Peter Heidrich: "Happy Birthday" Variations
Kremerata Baltica
Traditional (Arranged by Michael Bojesen): "Here Come Thy Little Ones, Jesus" and "Wonderful is the Earth"
Soprano Frederikke Kampmann with the Danish National Girls Choir and Danish National Youth Ensemble, and conductors Michael Bojesen and Morten Ryelund
Frederiksberg Church, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hour 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Allegro from Piano Sonata No. 16 in C, K. 545
Pianists Martha Argerich and Piotr Anderszewski
Lugano Festival, Lugano, Switzerland
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
Pianist Ingrid Fliter with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Charles Dutoit
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
Maurice Ravel: "Le Tombeau de Couperin"
Musicians from Music@Menlo
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
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