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 gains insight from Maya Iwabuchi, leader of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, clarinettist Julian Bliss, cellist Matthew Barley, pianist Stephen Hough, conductor Karin H ... Show More
Jul 2020
Episode 8: Beethoven the Performer
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.
The guests in this episode are conductors Karin Hendrickson, Jonathon Heyward and Sir Mark Elder, pianist Stephen Houg ... Show More
17m 38s
Jan 2025
527. Beethoven: Napoleon and the Music of War LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
Ludwig Van Beethoven, like his precursor and possible acquaintance Mozart, is one of the most famous figures in Western musical history. With his wild hair and furrowed brow, his was a genius marked not by flamboyance and flare, but dark, bombastic gravity. Like Mozart, though, h ... Show More
1h 6m
Jun 2023
72 - Bringing Up Beethoven
On this episode, The Curious Clinicians dive into musical history, examining what might have caused German composer Ludwig van Beethoven's infamous deafness. Read the show notes here. Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hour ... Show More
24m 7s
Nov 2021
Mozart, Beethoven, and the Piano
This week, we’re taking one last look at the Classical Era and it’s greatest invention, the piano! We’ll see how two of its masters, Mozart and Beethoven, showed the full dynamic and emotional range of the instrument. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a comment, ... Show More
2h 1m