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Beethoven: The Basics with Andy Bush

Andy Bush loves rock and indie music. He’s been ‘classical curious’ for a while and is fascinated by Ludwig van Beethoven, but doesn’t know where to start. Until now. Andy takes the plunge into Ludwig... Read more

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Ranked #1

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Episode 10: Beethoven's Legacy

Episode 10: Beethoven's Legacy

In the final episode of the series, Andy takes a look at some of Beethoven’s later works and asks his guests to explain ... Read more

16 Jul 2020

15mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 9: Beethoven's Health

Episode 9: Beethoven's Health

In the penultimate episode, Andy Bush turns to Beethoven’s ill health and explores how it affected his music. How he was... Read more

9 Jul 2020

13mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode 8: Beethoven the Performer

Episode 8: Beethoven the Performer

Andy Bush investigates Beethoven’s skills on stage, as a pianist, improviser and conductor, and finds useful parallels w... Read more

2 Jul 2020

17mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 7: Infamous Premieres

Episode 7: Infamous Premieres

Andy Bush takes a look at the premieres of Beethoven's works that have gone down in history and manages to include refer... Read more

25 Jun 2020

13mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 6: Beethoven's Patrons

Episode 6: Beethoven's Patrons

Andy Bush finds out who kept a roof over Ludwig’s head by commissioning him to write music. Turns out there were quite a... Read more

18 Jun 2020

13mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 5: Beethoven's Friends and Family

Episode 5: Beethoven's Friends and Family

Andy Bush takes a look at Ludwig's friends, frenemies and the significant members of his family. References to X-men, in... Read more

11 Jun 2020

11mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 4: Beethoven's Love Life

Episode 4: Beethoven's Love Life

Andy Bush finds out about the objects of Beethoven's affections - and it turns out there were quite a few. Who was the I... Read more

4 Jun 2020

14mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 2: Beethoven's Musical Influences

Episode 2: Beethoven's Musical Influences

In this episode, Andy Bush takes a look at the composers who proved to be the biggest influences on a young Ludwig, name... Read more

21 May 2020

11mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 3: Beethoven's Early Works

Episode 3: Beethoven's Early Works

Andy Bush gets to grips with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.0, musical terminology such as ‘WoO’ and his first completed ... Read more

21 May 2020

12mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 1: Meet The Parents

Episode 1: Meet The Parents

We’ll begin at the beginning - in Bonn, to be precise, where Beethoven was born in 1770. Andy finds out about the young ... Read more

21 May 2020

11mins

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