Programme 80 “about Music. The art of listening.” Beethoven’s influence - Schumann
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Today we look at Beethoven's influence on future composers, specifically Schumann, an influential musical giant and editor of the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, a new and most important and influential journal.
Beethoven’s influence on the generations of composers who followed him was monumental. He bridged the Classical and Romantic eras, transforming music into a deeply personal and expressive art form and opening the door for further experimentation in structure, harmony, and emotional depth.
Today we listen to Beethoven’s ground-breaking “An die ferne Geliebte” Opus 98. The first known song cycle. And then we follow it with two of Schumann’s song cycles: “Frauenliebe und –leben” opus 42 and “Liederkreis” Opus 24.
All three song-cycles are Romanticism at its best – heartbreaking emotion and ecstatic love!
Beethoven’s influence on the generations of composers who followed him was monumental. He bridged the Classical and Romantic eras, transforming music into a deeply personal and expressive art form and opening the door for further experimentation in structure, harmony, and emotional depth.
Today we listen to Beethoven’s ground-breaking “An die ferne Geliebte” Opus 98. The first known song cycle. And then we follow it with two of Schumann’s song cycles: “Frauenliebe und –leben” opus 42 and “Liederkreis” Opus 24.
All three song-cycles are Romanticism at its best – heartbreaking emotion and ecstatic love!