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Beethoven String Quartet no. 4 in Cm, op. 18 no. 4

January 14, 2018December 29, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Artemis Quartet (an excerpt of their performance there), or below by the Cleveland Quartet (cover image by Mona Eendra) It’s been a while since we’ve seen any of the opus 18 string quartets. We’ve only gotten through half … Continue reading Beethoven String Quartet no. 4 in Cm, op. 18 no. 4

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Beethoven Horn Sonata, op. 17

March 19, 2017March 4, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by Andrew Clark, natural horn; Geoffrey Govier, fortepiano Who is this Beethoven? His name is not known to us. Of course, Punto is very well known. Hungarian Music Critic, in response to a performance of the work by its … Continue reading Beethoven Horn Sonata, op. 17

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Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in Cm, Op. 37

March 31, 2016August 6, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by Maurizio Pollini and the Berlin Philharmonic under Claudio Abbado, or the same pianist with the Vienna Philharmonic under Karl Böhm I saw almost nothing but empty pages; at the most, on one page or another a few Egyptian … Continue reading Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in Cm, Op. 37

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Beethoven symphony no. 1 in C, op. 21

May 21, 2014January 10, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Cleveland Philharmonic under George Szell, or the below video of Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago symphony I mentioned in a tweet the other day that Schubert feels like the gateway drug to classical-era music, at least … Continue reading Beethoven symphony no. 1 in C, op. 21

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