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The Bagatelles, Op. 33, for solo piano were composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) in 1801–02 and published in 1803 through the Viennese publisher Bureau des arts et d'industrie. The seven bagatelles are quite typical of Beethoven's early style, retaining many compositional features of the early Classical period .
Beethoven Lives Upstairs is a 1992 HBO Original Film produced and directed by David Devine.Based on a very popular children's audio recording written and directed by Barbara Nichol, the film stars Illya Woloshyn as Christoph, a young boy who develops a friendship with composer Ludwig van Beethoven (), a boarder in the boy's parents' house.
Sylvia Haydée Kersenbaum (born 27 December 1941) is an Argentine pianist, composer and teacher. Among other things, she is recognized for performing the complete cycle of 32 Beethoven piano sonatas twice (in 1989–1990 and 2003–2004), and her music for the ballet The Masque of the Red Death, based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe.
It was the piano that often served as a catapult for Beethoven's innovations, [23] in works such as his Op. 1 piano trios and Op. 2 piano sonatas. These works expand the three-movement sonata form found in the sonatas of Mozart and Haydn to four-movements, which is more often associated with orchestral symphonies rather than chamber works or ...
Kids' Classics is an album by classical musician Vanessa-Mae, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music) on the Tritico record label. It was recorded in association with the New Belgian Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Cleobury. The music was recorded in Ghent, Belgium. The album, as the title suggests, was geared towards younger listeners ...
O'Conor has made more than 20 recordings for the Telarc label, including the complete Beethoven piano sonatas and the complete Beethoven Bagatelles, which later was cited by the New York Times as the best recording of these works; the five Beethoven piano concertos, released in 2008; [1] four volumes of Mozart piano concertos with Sir Charles ...
In 2012, Andsnes signed with Sony Classical, and recorded for the label the "Beethoven Journey" project, which included the five piano concertos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. The works were recorded over three years, beginning with Nos. 1 and 3 in 2012, followed by Nos. 2 and 4 in 2013 and the Fifth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy in ...
The second movement is a variation to the ending of the popular patriots song "Rule, Britannia!" (which Beethoven wrote a set of variations for piano in 1803). According to Carl Czerny , Beethoven himself singled out this sonata and the " Appassionata " Sonata as favourites (once written, the " Hammerklavier " Sonata" would also become one of ...