Pianist, Composer, Revolutionary 1770 - 1827
Beethoven is everywhere – a global artist whose name needs no introduction and whose language requires no translation. Beethoven was the force behind the evolution of Viennese classical music, taking it to its highest form and paving the way for the Romantic era. But Beethoven was a lot more. He was a revolutionary, a visionary and a man of the world. He had a powerful imagination and brimmed over with musical ideas; he was melancholy, he was deaf; he was bold and passionate. More from BTVN2020
Beethoven: complete
symphonies
Daniel Barenboim
[Hoopla digital]
Following the Ninth:
In the footsteps of
Beethoven's final
symphony
[streaming video]
The Piano Concertos
Beethoven [CD]
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Beethoven: Complete
Cello Sonatas
[Hoopla digital]
Janos Starker
The Late String Quartets
Beethoven [CD]
Takacs Quartet
Fur Elise
Best of Beethoven
[Hoopla digital]
Various artists
Articles
Roll over Beethoven! Celebration to mark composer's 250th birthday extended until 2021 (The Telegraph Jul 2020)
250 years after his birth, Beethoven and his music reign supreme (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sept 2019)
DEUS EX MUSICA Beethoven transformed music - but has veneration of him stifled his successors? (New Yorker Oct 2014)
The Music and Morality of Beethoven's Mighty Ninth. Marin Alsop (NPR Dec 2019)
Ode to Beethoven: why we must find joy in times of crisis. Marin Alsop (World Economic Forum Apr 2020)
Celebrating
BTHVN2020 Digital: Events and Projects in the Pandemic
Undeterred by coronavirus, the Beethoven anniversary gets another year (Deutsche Welle)
BTHVN2020 Website (Bonn and Vienna)
BTHVN Story: On the trail of Ludwig van Beethoven (Bonn)
Reading
On the Air