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BBC Documentary: The Genius of Beethoven (3 hours) Highly Recommended !!!
Part 1: The Rebel Childhood & Early Period (1770 - 1804)
Part 2: Love and Loss Middle Period (1804 - 1814)
Part 3: Faith and Fury Late Period (1818 - 1827)
Documentary - Being Beethoven (3 hours)
Documentary - Beethoven: A Rebel that Changed the World (42 minutes)
A&E Biography: Beethoven (45 minutes)
Beethoven Festival Online - In Search of Beethoven (2:20) Rent for $2.99 on Amazon.
Documentary - Beethoven's Symphonies - Paavo Järvi & Deutsche
Wiki Article: A Complete List of Beethoven's Compositions
Encyclopedia Britannica: Beethoven
NPR Article: Beethoven's 4 Notes: Truly Revolutionary Music
Article: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas: John Suchet's guide to the music
Article: Beethoven's String Quartets: John Suchet's guide to the music
Article: Beethoven's Late String Quartets: Music of the Future
Wiki Article: Classical Music (1750 - 1820)
Wiki Article: Romantic Music (1780 - 1910)
Wiki Article: European Classical Music (full history)
Wiki Article: Opera
Wiki Article: List of Symphonies by Key
Wiki Article: German History Timeline
Wiki Article: Overview of the History of Germany
Wiki Article: 18th Century German History
Wiki Article: The Age of Enlightenment
Wiki Article: List of Enlightenment Intellectuals
Wiki Article: Classicism
Wiki Article: Neoclassical (the arts)
Wiki Article: Classical Republicanism
Wiki Article: Romanticism
Wiki Article: German Romanticism
Wiki Article: French Romanticism
Wiki Article: History of German Architecture
Wiki Article: The Holy Roman Empire
Wiki Article: List of states in the Holy Roman Empire
Wiki Article: Gothic Revival Architecture (19th century)
Wiki Article: The War of Austrian Succession
Wiki Article: The Seven Years' War
Wiki Article: The French Revolution
Wiki Article: Timeline of the French Revolution
Wiki Article: The French Revolutionary Wars
Wiki Article: Who's Who in the French Revolution.
Wiki Article: Glossary of the French Revolution.
Wiki Article: Napoléon Bonaparte biography
Wiki Article: The Napoleonic Wars
Wiki Article: The Napoleonic Code
Wiki Article: The Confederation of the Rhine (1806)
Wiki Article: The German Confederation (1815-1866)
Wiki Article: States of the German Confederation
Wiki Article: German Nationalism
Wiki Article: History of Socialism
Wiki Article: The Revolutions of 1830 (including the "July Revolution" in France)
Wiki Article: The Revolutions of 1848 w/ links to specific revolutions (Italy, Austria, Hungary, Ireland, etc)
Wiki Article: The 1848-1849 German Revolutions
Wiki Article: The 1848 French Revolution
Smithsonian Article: The Real-Life Places that Inspired Frankenstein
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Audio Book: Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus (8.5 hours).
Audio Book: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. The Sorrows of Young Werther (4.75 hours)
Audio Book: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. Faust - Part 1
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Documentary - Being Beethoven (3 hours)
Documentary - Beethoven: A Rebel that Changed the World (42 minutes)
A&E Biography: Beethoven (45 minutes)
Beethoven Festival Online - In Search of Beethoven (2:20) Rent for $2.99 on Amazon.
Documentary - Beethoven's Symphonies - Paavo Järvi & Deutsche
Kammerphilharmonie Bremen - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 (26 minutes each)
Documentary: Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica (3rd symphony)
Hosted my Michael Tilson Thomas (55 mins, followed by a full
performance of the symphony, 52 mins)
Movie about the premier of Beethoven's 3rd Symphony (1 hour, 25 minutes)
Video: Conductor Gerald Schwarz analyzes Beethoven's 5th Symphony (31 min)
Beethoven's 5th Symphony (First Movement) Explained (1:24)
BBC Documentary - The Secrets of Beethoven's 5th Symphony (90 min)
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Beethoven's Music and Life:
Beethoven Course: Milestones in Beethoven's Composing Career
Beethoven Course: Beethoven's Late Period (1816 - 1826)
Beethoven Course: A Beginner's Guide to Beethoven's Compositions
Beethoven Course: What are Opus numbers?
Beethoven Course: Beethoven's Compositions by Opus Number (mostly chronological)
Beethoven Course: Beethoven's Music on Youtube
Beethoven Course: Ranking Beethoven's Solo Piano Works
Beethoven Course: Eras of Art in European History, 1000 - 1850
Beethoven Course: People in Beethoven's Life & Era
Beethoven Course: Beethoven's Musical Contemporaries
Beethoven Course: Romanticism in the Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven Course: E.T.A. Hoffmann on Beethoven and Romanticism (1810)
Other Online Resources:
Beethoven Course: Musical Terms
Beethoven Course: Music Theory for Beginners
Beethoven Course: List of Course Talks
Beethoven Course: Short Examples of Romantic Poetry
Beethoven Course: Conductor Survey of the 20 Greatest Symphonies
Classic FM Web Article: The 25 Greatest Pianists Ever
Best Documentaries for this course:
About Beethoven and his music:
Video: Listening to (Beethoven's) Symphonies (1 hour, 23 min)
Video: The Nature of Genius: Beethoven and the Sonata Form (57 min)
Video: Daniel Barenboim - Master Class on Beethoven's Sonatas (1 hr, 30 min)
Lecture: Michael Parloff on String Quartets, Op. 130, 132, & Grosse Fugue (1 hour)
Video: Mitsuko Uchida compares Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with Mozart's K. 503 (90 min)
Audio discussion - The Story of Beethoven's 9th (59 min)
Playlist to 3 different documentaries on Beethoven (from 45 to 60 minutes each)
Audio Talks: All 32 Beethoven piano sonatas by pianist András Schiff
More course related documentaries:
The following three video documentaries are about English romantic poets only,
but are applicable to most arts in early 19th century western Europe...
The Romantics: Nature (1 hour) The one to watch if you only watch 1 of the 3.
The Romantics: Visions of Eternity (1 hour)
The Romantics: Liberty (1 hour)
3 Part BBC Documentary: The Genius of Mozart (3 hours total)
Leonard Bernstein's Young Peoples' Concerts
BBC Documentary: Joseph Haydn (1 hour)
Howard Goodall's 5 Big Bangs: #4, The Piano: It's History and Impact (1:00)
History Channel Documentary: The French Revolution (2015) (2 hours)
French Revolution: Tearing Up History (The transformation of art during the Revolution) (1:00)
Audio Talks: All 32 Beethoven piano sonatas by pianist András Schiff
Some online readings and other resources that should be helpful:
Wiki Article: Beethoven Biography
Documentary: Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica (3rd symphony)
Hosted my Michael Tilson Thomas (55 mins, followed by a full
performance of the symphony, 52 mins)
Movie about the premier of Beethoven's 3rd Symphony (1 hour, 25 minutes)
Video: Conductor Gerald Schwarz analyzes Beethoven's 5th Symphony (31 min)
Beethoven's 5th Symphony (First Movement) Explained (1:24)
BBC Documentary - The Secrets of Beethoven's 5th Symphony (90 min)
Jump to more Beethoven Video Documentaries Jump to Other Video Documentaries
Beethoven's Music and Life:
Beethoven Course: Milestones in Beethoven's Composing Career
Beethoven Course: Beethoven's Late Period (1816 - 1826)
Beethoven Course: A Beginner's Guide to Beethoven's Compositions
Beethoven Course: What are Opus numbers?
Beethoven Course: Beethoven's Compositions by Opus Number (mostly chronological)
Beethoven Course: Beethoven's Music on Youtube
Beethoven Course: Ranking Beethoven's Solo Piano Works
Beethoven Course: Eras of Art in European History, 1000 - 1850
Beethoven Course: People in Beethoven's Life & Era
Beethoven Course: Beethoven's Musical Contemporaries
Beethoven Course: Romanticism in the Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven Course: E.T.A. Hoffmann on Beethoven and Romanticism (1810)
Other Online Resources:
Beethoven Course: Musical Terms
Beethoven Course: Music Theory for Beginners
Beethoven Course: List of Course Talks
Beethoven Course: Short Examples of Romantic Poetry
Beethoven Course: Conductor Survey of the 20 Greatest Symphonies
Classic FM Web Article: The 25 Greatest Pianists Ever
Best Documentaries for this course:
About Beethoven and his music:
Video: Listening to (Beethoven's) Symphonies (1 hour, 23 min)
Video: The Nature of Genius: Beethoven and the Sonata Form (57 min)
Video: Daniel Barenboim - Master Class on Beethoven's Sonatas (1 hr, 30 min)
Lecture: Michael Parloff on String Quartets, Op. 130, 132, & Grosse Fugue (1 hour)
Video: Mitsuko Uchida compares Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with Mozart's K. 503 (90 min)
Audio discussion - The Story of Beethoven's 9th (59 min)
Playlist to 3 different documentaries on Beethoven (from 45 to 60 minutes each)
Audio Talks: All 32 Beethoven piano sonatas by pianist András Schiff
More course related documentaries:
The following three video documentaries are about English romantic poets only,
but are applicable to most arts in early 19th century western Europe...
The Romantics: Nature (1 hour) The one to watch if you only watch 1 of the 3.
The Romantics: Visions of Eternity (1 hour)
The Romantics: Liberty (1 hour)
3 Part BBC Documentary: The Genius of Mozart (3 hours total)
Leonard Bernstein's Young Peoples' Concerts
BBC Documentary: Joseph Haydn (1 hour)
Howard Goodall's 5 Big Bangs: #4, The Piano: It's History and Impact (1:00)
History Channel Documentary: The French Revolution (2015) (2 hours)
French Revolution: Tearing Up History (The transformation of art during the Revolution) (1:00)
Audio Talks: All 32 Beethoven piano sonatas by pianist András Schiff
Some online readings and other resources that should be helpful:
Wiki Article: Beethoven Biography
Wiki Article: A Complete List of Beethoven's Compositions
Encyclopedia Britannica: Beethoven
NPR Article: Beethoven's 4 Notes: Truly Revolutionary Music
Article: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas: John Suchet's guide to the music
Article: Beethoven's String Quartets: John Suchet's guide to the music
Article: Beethoven's Late String Quartets: Music of the Future
Wiki Article: Classical Music (1750 - 1820)
Wiki Article: Romantic Music (1780 - 1910)
Wiki Article: European Classical Music (full history)
Wiki Article: Opera
Wiki Article: List of Symphonies by Key
Wiki Article: German History Timeline
Wiki Article: Overview of the History of Germany
Wiki Article: 18th Century German History
Wiki Article: The Age of Enlightenment
Wiki Article: List of Enlightenment Intellectuals
Wiki Article: Classicism
Wiki Article: Neoclassical (the arts)
Wiki Article: Classical Republicanism
Wiki Article: Romanticism
Wiki Article: German Romanticism
Wiki Article: French Romanticism
Wiki Article: History of German Architecture
Wiki Article: The Holy Roman Empire
Wiki Article: List of states in the Holy Roman Empire
Wiki Article: Gothic Revival Architecture (19th century)
Wiki Article: The War of Austrian Succession
Wiki Article: The Seven Years' War
Wiki Article: The French Revolution
Wiki Article: Timeline of the French Revolution
Wiki Article: The French Revolutionary Wars
Wiki Article: Who's Who in the French Revolution.
Wiki Article: Glossary of the French Revolution.
Wiki Article: Napoléon Bonaparte biography
Wiki Article: The Napoleonic Wars
Wiki Article: The Napoleonic Code
Wiki Article: The Confederation of the Rhine (1806)
Wiki Article: The German Confederation (1815-1866)
Wiki Article: States of the German Confederation
Wiki Article: German Nationalism
Wiki Article: History of Socialism
Wiki Article: The Revolutions of 1830 (including the "July Revolution" in France)
Wiki Article: The Revolutions of 1848 w/ links to specific revolutions (Italy, Austria, Hungary, Ireland, etc)
Wiki Article: The 1848-1849 German Revolutions
Wiki Article: The 1848 French Revolution
Smithsonian Article: The Real-Life Places that Inspired Frankenstein
__________________________________________________________
Audio Book: Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus (8.5 hours).
Audio Book: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. The Sorrows of Young Werther (4.75 hours)
Audio Book: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. Faust - Part 1
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