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August 1, 2011

Beethoven in Love

Beethoven at 45 was a confirmed bachelor. Hard to know how much was by choice, and how much by circumstance. Turns out, he did have his eye on someone. Beethoven didn't say who she was, but left behind a set of love songs to his "Distant Beloved." We'll hear them, from a concert in distant Sydney, Australia. Plus, Beethoven's Triple Concerto from the Proms in London.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Franz Schubert
    The Bee
    Renaud Capucon, violin, Jerome Ducros, piano
  • Peter Tchaikovsky
    Valse Sentimentale
    Renaud Capucon, violin, Jerome Ducros, piano
  • Alexander Glazunov
    Scherzo from Saxophone Quartet, Op. 109
    The Amstel Saxophone Quartet
  • Edvard Grieg
    Elves' Dance
    Michala Petri, recorder, Lars Hannibal, guitar
    Minnesota Beethoven Festival, Winona, Minnesota
  • Domenico Scarlatti
    Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, K. 11, L. 352, P. 67
    Yefim Bronfman, piano
    Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Concerto in C for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 56 (Triple Concerto)
    Frank Braley, piano, Renaud Capucon, violin, Gautier Capucon, cello, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
    The BBC Proms, London, England

hour 2

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Third movement from Quintet in C for Flute and Strings, K. 358
    Robert Stallman, flute, the Martinu Quartet
  • Niccolo Paganini
    Variations on One String (Moses Fantasy)
    Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello, Noreen Polera, piano
    Ramsey Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Viola Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 1029
    Hsin Yun Huang, viola, Pedja Muzijevic, piano
    Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Flute Quartet in G, K. 285a
    Tara Helen O'Connor, flute, Daniel Phillips, violin, Barry Shiffman, viola, Chris Costanza, cello
    Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    An die Ferne Geliebte (To the Distant Beloved), Op. 98
    Teddy Tahu Rhodes, baritone, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti, conductor
    Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
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