This is an updates episode for The Great Composers Podcast, with a bunch of stuff you might be interested in including my interview with Adam Rodman of the "Bedside Rounds" podcast, and an episode XV teaser at the end! Enjoy! The show returns on Dec. 22nd with The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven pt. 7, just in time to celebrate the 209th anniversary of the monumental concert which saw the premier of the 5th and 6th symphonies, and also the 4th piano concerto. Music: Me playing some Ligeti A variation from the "Eroica" Variations op. 35 The "Eroica" symphony!

In Ep. 14 - "Friends and Enemies" we will see Beethoven continue adding to his fame. As a new century dawns however, he will encounter dangerous enemies who will threaten to unseat him as Vienna's top piano virtuoso. But one of these enemies will seek not only to knock off his piano playing crown, but to destroy his life altogether. He will not be able to resist this new threat, and will be forced to choose between a sad, silent artistic oblivion or the absolutism of death.

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All music heard in Episode XIV is by Beethoven unless otherwise noted, and is heard in the following order:

1. Piano Sonata op. 27/2 'Moonlight' mvt. 1 - Schnabel

2. 'Adelaide', Lieder for tenor and piano

3. Piano Sonata op. 27/1 'Sonata Una Quasi Fantasia' mvt. 2 - Schnabel

4. 5th Symphony...

5. Sonata for Violin and Piano op. 12 no. 2 in A major mvt. 1

6. Piano Sonata op. 7 'Grand Sonata' mvt. 1 - Schnabel

7. Piano Sonata op. 13 'Pathetique' mvt. 2 - Schnabel

8. Carl Czerny 'The School of Velocity' op. 299 no. 10 in F major

9. Symphony no. 1 in C major op. 21 mvt. 1

10. String Quartet op. 18/1 in F major mvt. 1 - Pascal Quartet

11. Sonata for Violin and Piano 'Spring' op. 24 mvt. 1

12. Piano Sonata op. 27/2 'Moonlight' mvt. 3 - Schnabel

13. 'Eroica' Variations op. 35

All material in this episode is meant for educational purposes only. The Great Composers Podcast is a classical music podcast

In Ep. 13 - The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven pt. 5, "The Spirit of Mozart" we see our great composer arrive in Vienna in late 1792, starting out as a student of Haydn and a nobody. But within a few years, Beethoven would make a name for himself in the great music capital, and then try his luck on a tour across Germany.

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Music in this episode:

1. Sonata for Piano op. 53 in C major 'Waldstein' - Beethoven

2. 'Eroica' Symphony in E-flat major, middle of mvt. 2 - Beethoven

3. German contradance in C major - Beethoven

4. String Quartet in E-flat major op. 33 no. 2 'The Joke Quartet' - Haydn

5. String Quartet in D major op. 18 no. 3 - Beethoven performed by The Pascal Quartet

6. String Quartet in F minor op. 95 'Serioso' - Beethoven performed by The Pascal Quartet

7. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major op. 19 mvt. 3 - Beethoven

8. Piano Trio op. 1 no. 3 in C minor mvt. 1 - Beethoven

9. Sonata for Cello and Piano op. 5 no. 2 mvt. 2 - Beethoven

10. Sonata in F minor op. 2 no. 1 mvt. 3 - Beethoven

Found on - https://archive.org and https://musopen.org

All material in this episode is meant for educational purposes only. The Great Composers Podcast is a classical music podcast

In Ep. 12 - "The Will to Power" we will explore Beethoven's life between the years 1787 and 1792. During these years, Beethoven will overcome personal and professional obstacles so that he might make his way back to Vienna, and pursue his dreams of becoming a virtuoso composer once more.

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Music in this episode:

- Beethoven String Quartet op. 18 no. 4 in C minor mvt. 1 (development to end) (Pascal String Quartet)

- Tchaikovsky 1812 overture...

- Haydn - 'Surprise' Symphony no. 94 in G major mvt. 2

- Beethoven - 'Waldstein' Sonata for Piano op. 53 mvt. 1 (Schnabel)

- Beethoven - String Quartet op. 18 no. 4 in C minor mvt. 4 (Pascal String Quartet) Found on - https://archive.org

All material is meant for educational purposes only.

In Ep. 11 - "The Sword in the Stone" we explore Beethoven's teenage years, the circumstance that would lead to his first trip to Vienna, and his mythologized meeting with Mozart.

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Works heard during the episode in order of appearance:

- Beethoven Sonata for Piano op. 10 no. 3 in D major mvt. 1 (Schnabel)

- Bach 'The Well Tempered Clavier' Prelude in C# major

- Beethoven Sonata for Piano in D major op. 28 'Pastorale" mvt. 2 (Schnabel)

- Berlioz 'Harold in Italy'... (The great William Primrose on viola)

- Mozart 'Don Giovani' the famous Commendatore Scene

- Beethoven String Quartet op. 18 no. 6 in B-flat major (Pascal String Quartet) Music found at https://archive.org

In Ep. 10 - The Life Of Ludwig van Beethoven, pt. 2 - 'The Dreams Of My Father' we will explore the character of Beethoven's father, Johann, and his impact upon his son's early life.

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Introductory poem 'When We Two Parted' by Lord Byron

-Music-

1. and 4. Beethoven String Quartet no. 7 mvt. 3 and 4 performed by the Pascal Quartet.

2. Beginning of Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona

3. CPE Bach Variazioni Sulla Follia di Espagna performed by Stefano Ligoratti on piano: https://musopen.org/music/3162/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/12-variations-on-follies-of-spain-h-263/

Ep. 9 - "A Distant Mirror" begins to paint the portrait of Beethoven's life. We first describe his grandfather, the first Ludwig van Beethoven. This Ludwig was our great composer's lifelong musical idol and the one person he sought to emulate in nearly everything he did. We then meet Beethoven's father, Johann, and explore the first half of the tragedy that was his life.

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Beethoven works played in this episode are...

1. Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor 'The Tempest' op. 31 no. 2 mvt. 1 performed by Stefano Ligoratti

2. Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major 'Emperor' op. 73 mvt. 1 performed by Ursula Openns and the Dupage Symphony Orchestra https://musopen.org/music/2330/ludwig-van-beethoven/piano-concerto-no-5-in-eb-emperor-op-73/

3. Contradances WoO 14 no.s 1-3 4. Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor 'The Tempest' op. 31 no. 2 mvt. 3 performed by Stefano Ligoratti https://musopen.org/music/704/ludwig-van-beethoven/piano-sonata-no-17-in-d-minor-the-tempest-op-31-no-2/

Introductory Poem - excerpt from 'The Song of the Bell' by Friederich von Schiller trans. by Margarete Münsterberg

In Ep. 8, The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, 'An Introduction' introduces us to the man who is perhaps the greatest composer in the western classical music tradition.

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In Ep. 7, The Life of Fritz Kreisler, Part III finishes the story of the great Fritz Kreisler, from the end of the First World War, through his retirement in 1950, and all the way to the twilight of his life.

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The introductory quotation is from the close of Joseph Szigeti's autobiography of 1947, 'With Strings Attached' - it is telling how Szigeti ends his own autobiography with a story about Kreisler... Thank you to archive.org for all the Kreisler recordings!

All works are performed by Kreisler unless otherwise noted.

1. The World is Waiting for Sunrise - by Ernst Seitz arr. Kreisler (1928) 2. Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major op. 61 (cadenza) - by Fritz Kreisler

3. String Quartet in A minor mvt. 2 'Scherzo' - by Fritz Kreisler (1935) - Fritz Kreisler and Thomas Petrie violins, William Primrose viola, Lauri Kennedy cello

4. Sicilliene et Rigaudon (in the style of Francoeur)- by Fritz Kreisler, Jascha Heifetz violin

5. Stars in My Eyes from 'Sissy" - by Fritz Kreisler (1946)

6. Songs My Mother Taught Me op. 55 no. 4 - by Antonin Dvorak arr. Kreisler (1928)

7. Beautiful Ohio Waltz - by Mary Earl (1919)

8. Recitative and Scherzo Caprice - by Fritz Kreisler, Jascha Heifetz violin

9. Violin Concerto in E minor mvt. 1 - by Felix Mendelssohn

10. Underneath the Stars - by Herbert Spencer (1917)

11. La Gitana - by Fritz Kreisler (1946)

In Ep. 6, The Life of Fritz Kreisler, Part II tells the story of this great violinist composer's life from 1900 to the end of The First World War. We will see him achieve glory on the concert stage, in composition, and on the battlefield.

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Works and performers for this episode are...

1. Caprice Viennois - Written and performed by Fritz Kreisler (1924)

2. Poeme - Ernst Chausson composer, Jascha Heifetz violin

3. Schön Rosmarin - Written and performed by Fritz Kreisler (1943)

4. Liebesfreud - Written and performed by Fritz Kreisler (1926)

5. Humoresque - by Dvorak arr. Kreisler, Fritz Kreisler violin (1938)

6. Violin Concerto in C in the style of Vivaldi - Written and performed by Kreisler

7. Liebesfreud - by Kreisler arr. Rachmaninov - performed by Rachmaninov

8. Tabourin Chinois - Written and performed by Fritz Kreilser

#1, 4, 5, 8 - https://archive.org/details/FRITZKREISLER1875-1962Violin #2 - https://archive.org/details/ChaussonPoemeOp.25heifetzMonteux

#3 - https://archive.org/details/FRITZKREISLER-TheseAreMyFavorites-NEWTRANSFER #7 - https://archive.org/details/ViolinConcertoInC