Beethoven and the Romantic spirit
The composer’s Third Cello Sonata, an underrated masterwork, cuts up the musical form and reassembles it anew.
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The British Library takes us inside the mind of Beethoven
The artefacts in this major exhibition are poignant aids to understanding the composer’s struggles.
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The many Beethoven myths
That the composer, whose 250th anniversary is being celebrated this year, overcame deafness to write the greatest music of all…
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Beethoven’s political resonance
Beethoven was a musical revolutionary – but was he a political one, too?
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