BEETHOVEN

a journey through the nine symphonies and the overtures

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Blackheath Halls Music Appreciation Classes

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Monday mornings with Matthew Taylor

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This ten week course takes us on a journey through Beethoven's nine symphonies, arguably the greatest symphonic cycle in existence, in the hands of different leading Beethoven conductors from the last fifty years. We shall also explore the essence of many of the overtures written during this period. Do join us for this celebration of this mighty figure.

Mondays from 10am to 12 noon in the Recital Room Blackheath Halls: April 20, 27 May 4, 11, 18, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Course fee: 65 Blackheath Halls: 020 8463 0100 For further details contact Lionel Lewis on 020 8297 1075 e mail: LJL@lioneljlewis.org.uk or Michael Mellish on 020 8852 6391
Ludwig van Beethoven, a portrait by Joseph Karl Steyer,1820. Theatre an der Wien, Vienna, Jakob Alt (1815), built by Emanuel Schikaneder in 1801, was the location for the premieres of Beethoven's Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth Symphonies, the Violin Concerto, his opera Fidelio, the Choral Fantasy and the Fourth Piano Concerto. Poster design: Tom Butler.