Every note that Beethoven wrote will be broadcast during the Beethoven Experience.  You can see when his major works will be broadcast in the list below. For full broadcast information go to Schedule Details.

Advocates for the Beethoven Experience will also be introducing some of the works on air.

Sunday 5th June

0900-1300
with Rob Cowan

Symphony no.8 in F, Op.93
Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Bruggen

Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op.27/2 ('Moonlight')
Emil Gilels

Piano Concerto in E flat, Op.73 ('Emperor')
Mindru Katz; Halle Orchestra, John Barbirolli

Symphony no.5 in C minor, Op.67
LSO, Antal Dorati

1300-1630
with Sarah Walker

String Quartet in B flat, Op.18/6
Talich Quartet

String Quartet in E flat, Op.127
Vegh Quartet

1930-2130
with Petroc Trelawny

Symphony no.7 in A, Op.92
Vienna Philharmonic, Carlos Kleiber

Symphony no.9 in D minor, Op.125 ('Choral')
Camilla Nylund, Iris Vermillion, Jonas Kaufmann, Franz-Josef Selig,
Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Stuttgart Radio SO, Roger Norrington

2130-2400
with Verity Sharp

Piano Sonata in E, Op.109; Piano Sonata in A flat, Op.110; Piano Sonata in C minor, Op.111
Alfred Brendel

String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131
Hungarian Quartet

Monday 6th June

0000-0700
with Susan Sharpe

String Quartet in A, op.18/5
Calvet Quartet
 
Violin Sonata in A, Op.47 ('Kreutzer')
Sandor Vegh, Andras Schiff

Symphony no.7 in A, Op.92
Philharmonia, Otto Klemperer

1000-1300
with Rob Cowan

Piano Trio in D, Op.70/1 ('Ghost')
Alexander Schneider, Zara Nelsova, Glenn Gould

Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat, Op.19
Glenn Gould, Leningrad Conservatoire Orchestra, Vladimir Slovák

1300-1700
with Sarah Walker

Symphony No.6 in F, Op.68 ('Pastoral')
NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini

1930-2100
with Petroc Trelawny

Symphony no.1 in C, Op.21; Symphony no.3 in E flat, Op.55 ('Eroica')
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda

2100-2400
with Fiona Talkington

Piano Trio in B flat, Op.97 ('Archduke')
Jascha Heifetz, Emanuel Feuermann, Artur Rubinstein

Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op.120
Alfred Brendel

Tuesday 7th June

0000-0700
with Susan Sharpe

String Quartet in B flat, Op.18/6
Mosaiques Quartet

String Quartet G, Op.18/2
Flonzaley Quartet

1000-1300
with Rob Cowan

Piano Concerto no.1 in C, Op.15
Sviatoslav Richter; Boston SO, Charles Munch

String Quartet in C, Op.59/3
Busch Quartet

1700-1930
with Sean Rafferty

Piano Sonata in F minor, Op.57 ('Appassionata')
Artur Pizarro

1930-2130
with Petroc Trelawny

Symphony no.2 in D, Op.36; Symphony no.4 in B flat, Op.60; Symphony no.5, Op.67
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda

2130-2400
with Verity Sharp

Piano Sonata in G, Op.31/1; Piano Sonata in D minor, Op.31/2; Piano Sonata in E flat, Op.31/3
Alfred Brendel

String Quartet in A, Op.18/5
Takacs Quartet

Wednesday 8th June

0000-0700
with Susan Sharpe

String Quartet in E flat, Op. 127
Alban Berg Quartet

Violin Concerto in D, Op.61
Joshua Bell, Camerata Salzburg, Roger Norrington

Symphony no.9 in D minor, Op.125 ('Choral')
June Anderson (soprano), Sarah Walker (mezzo),
Klaus Konig (tenor), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass),
various choirs, members of various orchestras, Leonard Bernstein

1000-1300
with Rob Cowan

Piano Sonata in C minor, Op.13 ('Pathétique')
Rudolf Firkusny

Piano Concerto in C minor, Op.37
Rudolf Firkusny; Philharmonia, Walter Susskind

String Quartet in E minor, Op.59/2
Lener Quartet

Violin Concerto in D, Op.61
Itzhak Perlman (violin); Philharmonia, Carlo Maria Giulini

1700-1930
with Sean Rafferty

Violin Sonata in F, Op.24 ('Spring')
Chloe Hanslip, Roderick Chadwick

1930-2050
with Petroc Trelawny

Missa Solemnis in D, Op.123
Edda Moser, Hanna Schwarz, Rene Kollo, Kurt Moll
Radio Chorus of NOS Hilversum, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein

2050-2400
with Fiona Talkington

Symphony no.1 in C, Op.21
London Classical Players, Roger Norrington

Piano Sonata in C, Op.53 ('Waldstein'); Piano Sonata in A, Op.101
Alfred Brendel

String Quartet in F, Op.135
Busch Quartet

Symphony no.4 in B flat, Op.60
RPO, Rene Leibowitz

Thursday 9th June

0000-0700
with Susan Sharpe

Symphony no.2 in D, Op.36
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

1000-1300
with Rob Cowan

String Quartet in F, Op.59/1
The Lindsays

Grosse Fuge, op.133
Berlin Philharmonic, Wilhelm Furtwangler

Piano Sonata in E flat, Op.81a ('Les Adieux')
Rudolf Serkin (piano)

1300-1700
with Sarah Walker

Violin Sonata in A, Op.47 ('Kreutzer')
Itzhak Perlman (violin), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

1930-2200
with Petroc Trelawny

Fidelio, Op.72
Elizabeth Byrne (Leonore)
Ian Storey (Florestan)
Sarah Redgwick (Marzelline)
Ulrich Dünnebach (Rocco)
Colin Judson (Jaquino)
Peter Sidhom (Don Pizarro)
Michael George (Don Fernando)
Chorus & Orchestra of Scottish Opera, Richard Armstrong


2240-2400
with Verity Sharp

String Quartet in C minor, Op.18/4
Amadeus Quartet

Piano Sonata in B flat, Op.106 ('Hammerklavier')
Alfred Brendel