The Great Courses: Symphonies of Beethoven

The Great Courses: Symphonies of Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven is justifiably acclaimed as one of the most revered composers in the history of Western music-a genius once characterized as a "Titan, wrestling with the gods." There is no better way for you to understand the full impact of that description than to not only listen to all nine of his magnificent symphonies, but to do so with a full understanding of what this great composer was saying and the circumstances that drove him up to and beyond what had once been considered the limits of musical expression. The 32 lectures that make up this detailed introduction to Beethoven explores each of his symphonies in depth, explaining the gifts of musical communication that made this composer unique. Even without any previous musical training, you'll be able to grasp the absolute directness that made his work so accessible, the sheer emotional power that could never be ignored, and the ways in which his ideas were revolutionary on every level. Beginning with an introduction to Beethoven the man and the musical and societal forces that shaped his development, you'll explore his breathtaking innovations: harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, formal, dramatic, self-expressive, and emotional. And you'll come to understand how and why this man was able to lead music into a totally new era as he dispensed with the restraint of 18th-century Classicism to usher in the era of romantic self-expression - even as his own ability to even hear what he was creating was progressively and tragically vanishing.

Country	USA
Author	Robert Greenberg
Binding	Audio CD
EAN	9781565853744
Edition	Course 730
ISBN	1565853741
Label	The Teaching Company
Manufacturer	The Teaching Company
NumberOfItems	1
PublicationDate	1998
Publisher	The Teaching Company
Studio	The Teaching Company
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Great Courses: Symphonies of Beethoven

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