Beethoven: Folk Song Arrangements

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Although Beethoven ranks as one of the most celebrated Western classical composers of all time, some of his works remain surprisingly obscure. His folksong arrangements certainly garner less attention than his original songs, but there are nonetheless several gems among the collections. The settings are in a fascinating position of straddling two very different traditions: as folk songs, the emphasis is on the melody, as they were traditionally sung unaccompanied. Beethoven, however, transposed them into the Classical tradition, carefully rescoring them with standard Western classical harmony and thereby making them accessible to new European audiences. They were designed to be easy enough for amateurs to perform, but while they are indeed less complex than Beethoven’s original songs, they are no less mundane; Beethoven’s publisher George Thomson actually complained that Beethoven’s bold and daring settings, with their extended introductions and at times unusual harmonies, were too difficult for his market.

CD x 6

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Brilliant Classics

13-11-2019

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