Category Archives: Composers

“Bozen this pigsty”. Why there’s no “Bozen string quartet” by Mozart.

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

When for the third and last time at the end … Continue reading →

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A fresh look at Bach’s piano partitas

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Norbert Müllemann

Many readers (and pianists!) will already have noticed that we … Continue reading →

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Camille Saint-Saëns – a portrait for the 100th anniversary of his death

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Peter Jost

Whereas in 2020 the music world’s focus was on Beethoven’s … Continue reading →

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Beethoven in the “home office” – Composing in the “truly admirable confusion”

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Dominik Rahmer

Beethoven Year 2020 is coming to an end, and there … Continue reading →

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Beethoven love letters? A contribution to perhaps his oeuvre’s smallest work group

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Annette Oppermann

In Beethoven’s just as extensive as impressive chamber music oeuvre, … Continue reading →

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Abandoned, alas! – Beethoven’s unfinished works

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Peter Jost

In the run-up to the Beethoven anniversary year, I kept … Continue reading →

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Beethoven’s change of dedication – a small search for motives

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Norbert Gertsch

Last week I had the great pleasure of making the … Continue reading →

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Beethoven – creator of concert overtures?

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Peter Jost

Beethoven as the great innovator of forms and genres generated … Continue reading →

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Beethoven’s easy piano sonatas. BEETHOVEN’S EASY PIANO SONATAS???

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Norbert Müllemann

The title for today’s blog post was so easy to … Continue reading →

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On the way to the Romantic orchestra – the trombone in Beethoven’s symphonies

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Dominik Rahmer

Last May my colleague Norbert Gertsch dealt with Beethoven’s relationship … Continue reading →

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