Episode 7: Beethoven

02/11/19 • 17 min

David Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast

You’ve heard his music, now it’s time to hear his story. David dives into the life of one of history’s greatest – and grumpiest – composers. Each episode is also accompanied by a playlist in Apple Music – you can find those here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/curator/classic-fm/1211395150 Beethoven: Symphony No.5 – Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner (SDG) Beethoven: Symphony No.7 – Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner (SDG) Walter Murphy: A Fifth of Beethoven Beethoven: Rage Over a Lost Penny – Ronald Brautigam (BIS) Beethoven: Symphony No.3 – Dresden Philharmonic/Michael Sanderling (Sony) Beethoven: Für Elise – Ji Liu (Classic FM) Beethoven: Symphony No.9 (BIS) Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14 ‘Moonlight’ – Ji Liu (Classic FM)

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Episode 6: Maverick Musicians

They broke the mould and changed the face of music. Meet the marvellous mavericks and devilish divas who took the musical world by storm. And don’t be surprised if a number of old friends turn up to join the party... Each episode is also accompanied by a playlist in Apple Music – you can find those here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/curator/classic-fm/1211395150 Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.13 – Arcadi Volodos (Sony) Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee – Royal Scottish National Orchestra//Neeme Järvi excerpts from Mozart: Don Giovanni – MusicAeterna/Teodor Currentzis (Sony) Mozart: ‘Voi che sapete’ from Don Giovanni – Adelina Patti (Nimbus) Paganini: 24 Caprices – Augustin Hadelich (Warner Classics) Paganini: Violin Concerto – Itzhak Perlman/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Lawrence Foster Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 – Arcadi Volodos (Sony) Bizet : ‘L’amour est un oiseau rebelle’ from Carmen – Maria Callas, Orchestra de l’Opéra National de Paris

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Episode 8: The Greatest Schumann

It’s time to delve into the tale of Clara Schumann, the phenomenally gifted composer who was, in many ways, The Greatest Schumann. Each episode is also accompanied by a playlist in Apple Music – you can find those here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/curator/classic-fm/1211395150 Clara Schumann: Three Romances – Jennifer Pike and Tom Poster (Chandos) Beethoven: Für Elise – Ji Liu (Classic FM) Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat – Alexander Melnikov/Jerusalem Quarete (Harmonia Mundi) Brahms: Piano Sonata in F minor – Stephen Hough (Hyperion) Chopin: Nocture Op.9, No.2 – Ji Liu (Classic FM) Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn – Georg Solti/Murray Perahia Clara Schumann: Scherzo in D minor, Op.10 – Konstanze Eickhorst