Magnificent Nine – Exploring Beethoven's Symphonies with Lawrence Rapchak
Free
- Lawrence Rapchak, piano & host
Continuing on the thrilling journey through Beethoven's symphonic universe! Every Sunday and Thursday at 2pm Eastern, we present a program exploring Beethoven's Symphonies with Lawrence Rapchak!
Beethoven's Universe is a series of programs that will explore all nine of Beethoven's great symphonies.
In each program, Mr. Rapchak will examine each movement from each symphony and reveal the overall structure of each movement and the structure of the entire symphony. He does this through a combination of talk interspersed with excerpts he performs at the piano and music excerpts taken from a Naxos Records recording of the nine symphonies. In some cases, he talks over the music in what we call "play-by-play" sections.
No other program about the Beethoven symphonies has ever been produced in this fashion and it is our hope to present all nine of these monumental masterpieces in coming months.
To accompany the audio in each program, the Virtual Concert Halls team has created a series of stunning visuals that follow the story as it unfolds. The visuals include pictures of composers Mr. Rapchak mentions in each program, the full score or piano reduction of passages he is discussing that are highlighted so listeners can follow along, images of musicians performing, wonderful landscapes to move the narrative along and, of course, images of Beethoven that are used judiciously throughout.
The films take us on a journey throughout all movements showing how they are intertwined and how Beethoven used a variety of harmonic and melodic techniques to power his visionary thinking. And, as noted, the entire program is accompanied by a beautiful and rich series of images that accompany the film and that enhance it in a uniquely beautiful way.
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