The Andante favori was written between 1803 and 1804, and published in 1805. It was originally intended to be the second of the three movements of Beethoven's Waldstein piano sonata, Op. 53. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) was a seminal German composer. He had a significant influence on the transition from the Classical to the Romantic era of music, and to this day he is considered to be one the most celebrated and important composers of ...
First published in 1927, J. W. N. Sullivan's “Beethoven – His Spiritual Development” explores the subject of Beethoven's spirituality, which the author believes he expressed through his greatest musical compositions. Contents include: “Art and Reality”, “Music as Isolated”, “Music as Expression”, “Beethoven’s Characteristics”, “The Morality of Power”, “The Mind of Beethoven”, “The Hero”, “The End of a Period”, “Love and Money”, “The Ha ...
“Life of Beethoven” is a 1840 biography of Beethoven written by his friend Anton Schindler. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven's musical prowess was recognised from an early age, and he soon became famous as a virtuoso pianist and composer. However, after having gone almost completely deaf by 1814, Beethoven ceased public performances and appearances entirely. One of the most celebrated composers i ...
Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (WoO 59, Bia 515) for solo piano, commonly known as «Fur Elise», is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions. It was not published during his lifetime, only being discovered 40 years after his death, and may be termed either a Bagatelle or an Albumblatt. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) was a seminal German composer. He had a significant influence on the transition from the Classical to the Rom ...
First published in 1870, “Beethoven – A Memoir” is a biographical sketch of Beethoven written by Elliot Graeme. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven's musical prowess was recognised from an early age, and he soon became famous as a virtuoso pianist and composer. However, after having gone almost completely deaf by 1814, Beethoven ceased public performances and appearances entirely. One of the most ce ...
This volume contains the complete scores for some of Beethoven's most famous piano compositions, including “Waldstein”, “Les Adieux”, “Hammer-Klavier”, “Appassionata”, “Grand Sonata”, “Little Pathetique”, “Moonlight Sonata”, and more. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) was a seminal German composer. He had a significant influence on the transition from the Classical to the Romantic era of music, and to this day he is considered to be one th ...
"Nel cor piu non mi sento" (Why feels my heart so dormant) is a soprano aria from act 2 in Giovanni Paisiello's 1788 opera L'amor contrastato, ossia La molinara, usually known as La molinara. This aria was immortalized by Beethoven who composed six variations in G major for piano, WoO 70, in 1795. The aria, or rather arietta, is quite short at just 20 bars; it is bracketed by a short introduction and a postlude. A typical performa ...
A wonderful collection of twelve festive carols for Christmas time. Collection includes: 1. Tryste Noel, 2. Joseph and the Angel, 3. So Blyssid be the Tyme, 4. The King's Birthday, 5. Christ was born on Christmas Day, 6. Lullay, Lullay, 7. The Angel Gabriel, 8. Myn Lyking, 9. I sing of a Mayden, 10. Regina celi letare, 11. When Christ was Born, 12. The New Year. Classic Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-know ...
Designed for a broad readership including scholars, performers and amateurs of musicIncorporates the most recent approaches of scholars doing groundbreaking work in the fieldUseful for students considering approaches to the study of musicWritten in an accessible and engaging way, suitable for non-specialists ...
