Beethoven the age of revolution

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Date
1988
Summary
Chronicles Beethoven's career and works up to 1804, counterpointing his development as an artist with the progress of the French Revolution. Examines Beethoven's technical demands on performers, and illustrates how difficult composition was for him.; The program contains sections of Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1 #3; Piano Sonata in C minor ("Pathetique."), String Quartet in B Flat, Op. 18 #6; Piano and Violin Sonata in F ("Spring"), Op. 24; Symphony #3 in E Flat ("Eroica"), Op. 55"--Container.
Contributors
Lough, Robin; Gascoigne, Bamber; Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827
Publishers
Granada Television; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Subjects
European Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Music; Composers Austria Vienna; Music Austria Vienna History and criticism; Music 18th century History and criticism
Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
53 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Narrator: Bamber Gascoigne.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089936; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1331; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/803; OCLC: ocm19086452; Catalog Key: alephsys002946061; Catalog Key: FFH 1776

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