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Monday 30 May - Saturday 2 July 2005
As part of the BBC's Beethoven season - the BBC's largest ever focus on a single creative artist - BBC Four hosts a season of programmes and concerts. Highlights include Daniel Barenboim's piano masterclasses and our fully interactive series Beethoven Uncovered.
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BEETHOVEN UNCOVERED
 Watch the whole series
Charles Hazlewood and a specially-formed period orchestra appear in three rehearsal/performance programmes, taking some of Beethoven's key works and analysing them in detail.
You can add another level to your enjoyment of Beethoven Uncovered, with our special interactive service. By pressing red on your digital handset you can access a visual guide or map of the music that complements Charles' explanation.
After the analysis of the work there's a chance to hear a full performance and this is where the interactive service really comes into its own. As the piece progresses you can see a visual representation of the different elements of the music accompanied by pithy notes tracking the structure, key change and tunes developed within it. Those of us who can't read music are given access to how and why Beethoven structured his pieces the way he did, deepening our enjoyment of the music.
 Details of the Beethoven series on BBC Two |
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BARENBOIM ON BEETHOVEN
Monday 30 May 7.05pm-8.35pm; 1.55am-3.25am
Renowned pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim's masterclasses on Beethoven's piano sonatas were recorded at Symphony Hall, Chicago this January. The featured works are: the Appassionata Sonata, Op 57; the first movement of Sonata Op 31 No 1; the first movement of the Tempest Sonata, Op 31 No 1; and the third movement of Sonata Op 109. Barenboim takes each player through their chosen sonata movement, illustrating the importance of structure and the relationships between tempo, harmony and dynamics.
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EROICA
Monday 30 May 8.35pm-10pm
Set over the course of a single day in June 1804, Eroica tells the story behind Beethoven's revolutionary Third Symphony. At the Viennese Palace of his patron, Prince Lobkowitz, Beethoven hears his music for the very first time, and waits for the answer to his proposal of marriage from the woman he adores.
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THE MARK STEEL LECTURES: BEETHOVEN
Friday 17 June 11.15pm-11.45pm
Comedian Mark Steel explores the man who was the nearest 18th-century Vienna got to Hendrix.
Full details on the Open University website
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BEETHOVEN ARCHIVE CLASSICS:
MENUHIN VIOLIN CONCERTO
Tuesday 31 May 7.10pm-8pm
Recorded at the International Concert Hall in April 1962, Yehudi Menuhin plays Beethoven's violin concerto in D.
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BEETHOVEN ARCHIVE CLASSICS:
SYMPHONIES 1, 2 & 3
Saturday 4 June 2005 7.30pm-9.30pm TBC
Symphony No 1 in C major, performed by the London Classical Players and conducted by Sir Roger Norrington, recorded in December 1990. Symphony No 2 in D major, performed by the NPO and conducted by Klemperer, recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in June 1970. Symphony No 3 in E flat major, performed by the CBSO and conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, recorded at BBC Proms 1995.
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BEETHOVEN ARCHIVE CLASSICS:
SYMPHONIES 4, 5 & 6
Saturday 11 June 2005 7pm-9pm
Symphony No 4 in B flat major, performed by the London Classical Players and conducted by Sir Roger Norrington was recorded in December 1990. Symphony No 5 in C minor, performed by the LPO and conducted by Leopold Stokowski was recorded at the Fairfield Hall in Croydon in September 1969. Symphony No 6 in F major, performed by the LSO and conducted by Sir Colin Davis was recorded at BBC Proms 2001.
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BEETHOVEN ARCHIVE CLASSICS:
SYMPHONIES 7, 8 & 9
Saturday 18 June 2005 7pm-9.30pm
Symphony No 7 in A major, performed by the London Classical Players and conducted by Sir Roger Norrington, recorded in December 1990. Symphony No 8 in F major, performed by the LPO and conducted by Haitink, recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in September 1974. Symphony No 9 in D minor, performed by the Berlin PO and conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, recorded at BBC Proms 2004.
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BEETHOVEN ARCHIVE CLASSICS:
PERAHIA PLAYS BEETHOVEN
Saturday 2 July 2005 7pm-8.20pm
The world-renowned pianist Murray Perahia performs Beethoven's piano concertos No 1 in C major and No 3 in C minor in this archive recording from 1989.
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BEETHOVEN ARCHIVE CLASSICS:
PERAHIA PLAYS BEETHOVEN
Saturday 9 July 2005 7pm-8.50pm TBC
Perahia performs Beethoven's piano concertos No 2 in B flat major, No 4 in G major and No 5 in E flat major (Emperor) in this archive recording from 1989.
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