Show Notes
Rock music fan Andy Bush takes a romp through the life and music of the most rock'n'roll of classical composers, Ludwig van Beethoven.
This trailer features extracts of Beethoven’s 3rd, 5th and 6th symphonies performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. LPO Label releases are available on all major streaming platforms and at lpo.org.uk/recordings. The recording of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.5 is by Alessio Bax and Southbank Sinfonia: http://hyperurl.co/PianoConcertoNo5
More from Beethoven: The Basics with Andy Bush
In the final episode of the series, Andy takes a look at some of Beethoven’s later works and asks his guests to explain which 1 piece of his music best describes the great composer’s legacy and influence. References to tour merch, Wimpy and privet hedges may also feature.
In the penultimate episode, Andy Bush turns to Beethoven’s ill health and explores how it affected his music. How he was able to continue composing as he became increasingly deaf?
Andy Bush investigates Beethoven’s skills on stage, as a pianist, improviser and conductor, and finds useful parallels with Donkey Kong, dry ice and Dane Bowers.
Andy Bush takes a look at the premieres of Beethoven's works that have gone down in history and manages to include references to in-flight safety videos, good soup and premium rate phone lines.
Andy Bush finds out who kept a roof over Ludwig’s head by commissioning him to write music. Turns out there were quite a few princes, but only one of them was called a donkey…