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Key Stage 2
Schools Concert: Beethoven and the Science of Sound
Date
Wed 04 Dec 2019, 11.00am
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
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Programme

  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    1770-1827
      • String Quartet in F Op. 135
        :
      • II. Vivace
      • IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro
  • Thomas Adès
    b. 1971
      • Arcadiana Op. 12
        :
      • II. Das klinget so herrlich, das klinget so schon
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    1770-1827
      • Serioso Op. 95
        :
      • I. Allegro con brio
      • Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125
        :
      • Ode to Joy

Overview

Join presenter Sam Glazerand the world-renowned HeathQuartet for this interactiveconcert, and discover Ludwig vanBeethoven’s extraordinary musicfor string quartet. We invite KeyStage 2 school groups to learnmore about this revolutionarycomposer while investigating thescience of sound, as we explorehow Beethoven composed some ofhis most loved and famous pieceseven after losing his hearing.

Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle

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