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Eduard Hanslick reviews Beethoven's Missa Solemnis (1861)

    A review by Eduard Hanslick of a performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis.  Extracts from the translations by Henry Pleasants.  I have omitted Pleasants’ footnotes.  My own additions are in squar… more →

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Eduard Hanslick reviews Beethoven's Missa Solemnis (1861)

Barry Mitchell wrote 2 months ago:     A review by Eduard Hanslick of a performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis.  Extracts from the t … more →

Tags: sources for the study of Beethoven, a description of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, a discussion of what religious music is, choral music by Beethoven, is religious music always suitable for church, music journalism in the 19th century, music reviews by Eduard Hanslick, the ideas of Eduard Hanslick, the influence of Goethe on Beethoven

Beethoven Symphony No 5 form of movements 2-4 — 2 comments

Barry Mitchell wrote 3 months ago: Tables outlining the main points in an analysis of the form of movements 2-4 of Beethoven’s Sy … more →

Tags: sources for the study of Beethoven, history of Romantic music, analysing the form of music, the form of Beethoven's fifth symphony, the key structure of Beethoven's fifth symphony, forms used in Beethoven's symphonies, an example of the sonata principle in Beethoven, how Beethoven linked movements, large scale tonal planning in Beethoven's music

DF Tovey on performing Beethoven's piano sonatas — 1 comment

Barry Mitchell wrote 9 months ago: In this Preface to the 1931 Associated Board edition of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Donald Franc … more →

Tags: sources for the study of Beethoven, history of the piano, history of piano playing style, DF Tovey on playing Beethoven, adivice on performing Beethoven's piano sonatas, what Beethoven's pianos were like, the effects of Beethoven's deafness, editorial problems with Beethoven, how to use the piano pedal

A Romantic view of Haydn — 2 comments

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: In this extract from Beethoven’s Instrumental Music ETA Hoffmann (1776-1822) discusses the mus … more →

Tags: sources for the study of Beethoven, history of Romantic music, a romantic view of Haydn, the ideas of ETA Hoffmann, romantic music aesthetics, romantic music criticism, influences on Beethoven, meaning in classical music, what does music express

Le Nozze di Figaro in English and Italian: Act 4

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: This translation of Le Nozze di Figaro is by Hannah Kilpatrick. Each of the four Acts is a separate … more →

Tags: Le Nozze di Figaro in English, the opera librettos of Da Ponte, The Marriage of Figaro in English, Da Ponte translated by Hannah Kilpatrick, Mozart's librettos in English, Mozart and Da Ponte opera librettos, The Marriage of Figaro in English and Italian, Act IV of Le Nozze di Figaro in English, Act 4 of The Marriage of Figaro in English

Le Nozze di Figaro in English and Italian: Act 3

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: This translation of Le Nozze di Figaro is by Hannah Kilpatrick. Each of the four Acts is a separate … more →

Tags: Le Nozze di Figaro in English, the opera librettos of Da Ponte, The Marriage of Figaro in English, Da Ponte translated by Hannah Kilpatrick, Mozart's librettos in English, Mozart and Da Ponte opera librettos, The Marriage of Figaro in English and Italian, Act III of Le Nozze di Figaro in English, Act 3 of The Marriage of Figaro in English

Le Nozze di Figaro in English and Italian: Act 2

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: This translation of of Le Nozze di Figaro is by Hannah Kilpatrick. Each of the four Acts is a separa … more →

Tags: Le Nozze di Figaro in English, the opera librettos of Da Ponte, The Marriage of Figaro in English, Da Ponte translated by Hannah Kilpatrick, Mozart's librettos in English, Mozart and Da Ponte opera librettos, The Marriage of Figaro in English and Italian, Act II of Le Nozze di Figaro in English, Act 2 of The Marriage of Figaro in English

Le Nozze di Figaro in Italian and English: Act 1

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: This translation of Le Nozze di Figaro with introductory notes is by Hannah Kilpatrick. Each of the … more →

Tags: Le Nozze di Figaro in English, the opera librettos of Da Ponte, The Marriage of Figaro in English, Da Ponte translated by Hannah Kilpatrick, Mozart's librettos in English, Mozart and Da Ponte opera librettos, The Marriage of Figaro in English and Italian, Act I of The Marriage of Figaro in English, Act I of Le Nozze di Figaro in English

CPE Bach’s influence on Haydn

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: This extract is from AC Dies’ Biographische Nachrichten von Joseph Haydn (Vienna, 1810). An editoria … more →

Tags: pre-classical music theory, composers admired by Haydn, CPE Bach and Haydn, CPE Bach’s theoretical writings, Haydn's early string quartets, influences on Haydn, influences on the classical style, music in eighteenth century Germany, the Berlin School of music theory

CPE Bach's influence on Mozart — 1 comment

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: This account of a meeting between WA Mozart and CPE Bach is by Johann Friedrich Rochlitz and is from … more →

Tags: pre-classical music theory, CPE Bach and Mozart, influences on Mozart, composers admired by Mozart, history of the clavichord, influences on the classical style, music in eighteenth century Germany, the legacy of CPE Bach, the influence of CPE Bach

Beethoven and Indian Philosophy — 1 comment

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: This is a version of a document written by Beethoven. It is quoted in Beethoven’s Letters with … more →

Tags: music and philosophy, sources for the study of Beethoven, Beethoven and Indian philosophy, Beethoven and the Upanishads, the romantics and Indian philosophy, Beethoven and metaphysics, Beethoven's religious beliefs, German romanticism and Hinduism, Beethoven and literature

Beethoven writes about how to learn to compose — 3 comments

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: This letter was written to the Archduke Rudolph. Vienna, 1st July(?)1823 YOUR IMPERIAL HIGHNESS! [Th … more →

Tags: sources for the study of Beethoven, history of Romantic music, Beethoven's Letters, Beethoven and England, Beethoven's composition method, the classic piano sonata, Beethoven's Masses, Beethoven's choral writing, Beethoven's copyists

Beethoven on playing his piano sonatas

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: This is a letter from Beethoven to Marie Pachler-Koschak, an amateur pianist and composer. To Frau M … more →

Tags: sources for the study of Beethoven, Beethoven's Letters, interpreting Beethoven, Beethoven and musical amateurs, playing Beethoven's piano sonatas, how Beethoven viewed his compositions, Beethoven's advice on performing, Beethoven and women composers, romantic women composers

The death of Beethoven

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: This account of the death of Beethoven is by Anton Schindler. The text of Beethoven’s last let … more →

Tags: sources for the study of Beethoven, history of Romantic music, Beethoven’s last words, Beethoven and England, Beethoven’s publishers, Beethoven’s late string quartets, Beethoven’s Last Will and Testament, Beethoven and religion, Beethoven and the Philharmonic Society

Beethoven on the true artist

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: The comment in square brackets is by Dr AC Kalischer. To EMILIE M. at H. Teplitz, 17th July 1812 My … more →

Tags: sources for the study of Beethoven, Beethoven's Letters, Beethoven on art, Beethoven's vision, Beethoven's admirers, Beethoven and the true artist, composers admired by Beethoven, Beethoven's thoughts on science, Beethoven's opinion of the rich

Beethoven writes about the importance of dynamics

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: This letter is to the opera singer Sebastian Mayer. The note in square brackets is by Dr AC Kalische … more →

Tags: sources for the study of Beethoven, history of opera, Fidelio, Beethoven's singers, dynamics in music, opera rehearsal, orchestra history, Beethoven at rehearsal, orchestral standards

Beethoven discusses the difficulties of arranging piano music for string quartet — 1 comment

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: This is an extract from a letter by Beethoven to the publisher Brietkopf and Haertel. To The Publish … more →

Tags: sources for the study of Beethoven, Beethoven's Letters, Beethoven's piano sonatas, Brietkopf and Haertel, nineteenth-century music market, music and commerce, Beethoven's ideas about piano arrangements, Beethoven and the string quartet, Beethoven on the art of the arranger

Beethoven's Letters: dedication of 3 piano sonatas to the Prince Elector of Cologne

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: The young Beethoven dedicated three piano sonatas to Max Friedrich, Prince Elector of Cologne. This … more →

Tags: sources for the study of Beethoven, Beethoven's Letters, Beethoven's early sonatas, Beethoven and inspiration, music and harmony of the soul, music in 19th century Cologne, music patronage in the romantic era, patrons of music in the classical period, music in 19th century Germany

WS Newman discusses defining sonata form (1983)

Barry Mitchell wrote 1 year ago: This following is a summary of ideas from WS Newman’s The Sonata in The Classic Era. My commen … more →

Tags: eighteenth-century music, sonata form, sonata principle, history of the sonata, style and form in music, Beethoven sonatas, features of sonata form, Mozart's piano sonatas, binary form in music


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