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Jonathan Del Mar's score edition
Sir John Eliot Gardiner talks about his excitement to hear about Johnathan Del Mar's score edition of Beethoven's Ninth and what that changed for him.
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Improvising in his head
Journalist Paul Morley talks about how Beethoven becoming deaf allowed him to improvise far more imaginatively and break prejudices.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Insights: Beethoven's 250th Birthday
Overview of the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven, featuring examples played by Brant Taylor, a cellist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Sustainable Business Consulting
What is Strategy
Provides a definition for what strategy means in this context and why it is important
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The true value of the score
Journalist Paul Morley discusses the power of the score and how it enables you to hear music inside your head.
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Why so difficult?
Choral Director Simon Halsey explains why Beethoven's Ninth is not supposed to be comfortable for the chorus.
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The obsessive optimist
BBC presenter Suzy Klein talks how remarkable it was that Beethoven was able to write music with such optimism whilst facing very dark times in his life.
Mr Henry's Music World
The History of Beethoven for Kids: Episode Three
Take a magical music adventure and learn the history of Beethoven for kids! Beethoven is one of the greatest composers and this episode is great for kids to use their imagination to listen and discover the music & history of Beethoven!
Odd Quartet
Music History - The Mahler Hammer
We look at the ways the Mahler hammer is played, and how it fits in to the rest of Gustav Mahler's sixth symphony.
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Listening in context
Journalist Paul Morley talks about how important it is to understand the context surrounding Beethoven's Ninth and how Beethoven was a radical in his time.
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How should the Ninth end?
Choral Director Simon Halsey discusses the various different interpretations for the ending of Beethoven's Ninth and which one he believes to be correct.
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Beauty and the beast
BBC presenter Suzy Klein discusses the combination of beauty and the more unsettling elements present within Beethoven's music.
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Choral aspirations
Choral Director Simon Halsey talks about how why he believes the salvation of the world may be in the hands of choral music.
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A challenge to peace
BBC presenter Suzy Klein discusses how Beethoven's Ninth has the power to make peace in a warring world if only people would listen.
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Beethoven and Rihanna
Journalist Paul Morley compares how recordings of contemporary pop music, such as Rihanna, have far more sonic scope than Beethoven's orchestral ones which were limited by technology.
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Preparing to be spontaneous
Choral Director Simon Halsey explains why more rehearsals can free the orchestra and chorus to be more spontaneous.
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What is the role of a conductor?
Choral Director Simon Halsey discusses how a really great conductor can get the most out of every part of the orchestra.
Odd Quartet
Music History - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Listener's Guide Music History
Rachmaninoff's piano concerto No. 2 is one of his most well known pieces, but did you know that Rachmaninoff struggled with depression and writer's block before being able to write this lovely piece of music? We look at the history...
Odd Quartet
Music History - The Most Recognized Piece Of Music (probably) Beethoven’s 5th
Today we take a look at a piece of music that you have probably heard many times - Beethoven's 5th symphony. Why is it so recognizable and how did it become so popular?
Bridgeman Arts
Australia, c.1951: A bassoon player plays a piece of music in an orchestra
Australia, circa 1951: A bassoon player plays a piece of music in an orchestra.
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Australia, c.1951: French horn players play a tune in an orchestra
Australia, circa 1951: French horn players play a tune in an orchestra.
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Australia, c.1951: String instrument performers play a tune in an orchestra
Australia, circa 1951: String instrument performers play a tune in an orchestra.
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Australia, c.1951: French horn players in an orchestra stand up and play a tune
Australia, circa 1951: French horn players in an orchestra stand up and play a tune.
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Australia, c.1951: A lesson in the functions of a symphony orchestra by Professor Bernard Heinze of Australia
Australia, circa 1951: A lesson in the functions of a symphony orchestra by Professor Bernard Heinze of Australia.