The Beethoven Files Podcast

Ep. 60 Beethoven’s Place in History

We’ll look at the various components of Beethoven’s reputations and place in history.  

Ep. 59 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125

We’ll look at Beethoven’s last great public work, the Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, completed in 1824.

Ep. 58 Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130; String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131; and String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135

We’ll look at Beethoven’s final three string quartets: No. 13 in B-flat Major, No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, and No. 16 in F Major.

Ep. 57 Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127, and String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132

We’ll focus on the first two of Beethoven’s five late string quartets: the String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127, and the String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132.

Ep. 56 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109; No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110; and No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111

We’ll look at Beethoven’s final three piano sonatas: No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 (1820); No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110 (1822); and No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111 (1822).

Ep. 55 Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Op. 123

We’ll focus on the Missa Solemnis, Op. 123, composed between 1819 and 1823.

Ep. 54 Beethoven Piano Sonatas No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101, and No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”)

We’ll focus on two piano sonatas, No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101, composed in 1816, and No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”) completed two years later.

Ep. 53 Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1, and Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2

We’ll look at Beethoven’s last two cello sonatas: Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1, and Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2.  

Ep. 52 Beethoven’s Song Cycle “An die ferne Geliebte,” Op. 98

We’re going to focus on the song cycle “An die ferne Geliebte,” Op. 98, but also take a quick look at two songs from Beethoven’s settings of Scottish songs from Op. 108.

Ep. 51 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93

We’ll focus on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93.

Ep. 50 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92

We’ll focus on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, completed in 1812.

Ep. 49 Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 (“Serioso”) and the “Archduke” Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97

We’ll focus on the “Serioso” String Quartet, No. 11 in F Minor. Op. 95 (1810-1811), and the “Archduke” Piano Trio, B-flat Major, Op. 97 (1815).

Ep. 48 Beethoven’s Incidental Music for Egmont, Op. 84

We’ll focus on the overture and a varied selection of movements from Beethoven’s incidental music for Goethe’s Egmont, Op. 84, completed in 1810.  

Ep. 47 Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a, and No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90

We’ll focus on piano sonatas No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a, completed in 1810, and No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90, completed in 1814.

Ep. 46 Beethoven’s Fidelio, Op. 72

We’ll focus on the final version of the opera from 1814.

Ep. 45 Beethoven’s Overtures to Fidelio

We’ll look at three of the four overtures Beethoven composed for Fidelio.

Ep. 44 Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Nos. 24 in F-sharp Major, Op. 78, and 25 in G Major, Op. 79

We’re going to focus on Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major, Op. 78, and Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79, but we’ll also take a quick look at the two piano sonati

Ep. 43 Beethoven’s String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 (“Harp”)

We’ll look at Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 74, completed in 1809 and nicknamed the “Harp” quartet.

Ep. 42 Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”) in E-flat Major, Op. 73

We’ll look at Beethoven’s fifth and final piano concerto, the so-called “Emperor” Concerto in E-flat Major, Op. 73.

Ep. 41 Beethoven’s Piano Trios Op. 70, No. 1 in D Major (“Ghost”) and No. 2 in E-flat Major

We’ll look at the two piano trios of Op. 70: No. 1, the famous “Ghost” Trio in D Major, and No. 2, the less famous but still interesting Trio in E-flat Major.