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See how Beethoven revolutionized musical composition and created works of unique beauty, power, and depth through the history and analysis of Beethoven's nine symphonies.

Syllabus

  • 01: Beethoven and the Heroic Style, I
  • 02: Beethoven and the Heroic Style, II
  • 03: Beethoven and the Heroic Style, III
  • 04: Beethoven and the Heroic Style, IV
  • 05: Symphony No. 1-Beethoven as Classicist-Tradition and Innovation, I
  • 06: Symphony No. 1-Beethoven as Classicist-Tradition and Innovation, II
  • 07: Symphony No. 2-Beethoven at the Edge, I
  • 08: Symphony No. 2-Beethoven at the Edge, II
  • 09: Symphony No. 3-The “New Path” -Heroism and Self-Expression, I
  • 10: Symphony No. 3-The “New Path” -Heroism and Self-Expression, II
  • 11: Symphony No. 3-The “New Path” -Heroism and Self-Expression, III
  • 12: Symphony No. 3-The “New Path” -Heroism and Self-Expression, IV
  • 13: Symphony No. 4-Consolidation of the New Aesthetic, I
  • 14: Symphony No. 4-Consolidation of the New Aesthetic, II
  • 15: Symphony No. 4-Consolidation of the New Aesthetic, III
  • 16: Symphony No. 4-Consolidation of the New Aesthetic, IV
  • 17: Symphony No. 5-The Expressive Ideal Fully Formed, I
  • 18: Symphony No. 5-The Expressive Ideal Fully Formed, II
  • 19: Symphony No. 5-The Expressive Ideal Fully Formed, III
  • 20: Symphony No. 6-The Symphony as Program, I
  • 21: Symphony No. 6-The Symphony as Program, II
  • 22: Symphony No. 6-The Symphony as Program, III
  • 23: Symphony No. 7-The Symphony as Dance, I
  • 24: Symphony No. 7-The Symphony as Dance, II
  • 25: Symphony No. 8-Homage to Classicism, I
  • 26: Symphony No. 8-Homage to Classicism, II
  • 27: Symphony No. 8-Homage to Classicism, III
  • 28: Symphony No. 9-The Symphony as the World, I
  • 29: Symphony No. 9-The Symphony as the World, II
  • 30: Symphony No. 9-The Symphony as the World, III
  • 31: Symphony No. 9-The Symphony as the World, IV
  • 32: Symphony No. 9-The Symphony as the World, V
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Robert Greenberg

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