We have had a lot of interesting feedback from our readers regarding our blog post concerning Beethoven’s metronome markings. Without wanting to give too much importance to the subject of the speed of his quartets, we couldn’t avoid passing this …
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Was Beethoven’s metronome broken?
by Martin Saving
Beethoven’s new emotional language
by Martin Saving
How Beethoven changed the musical emotional language
Venues - Programme 1
by Donald Grant
Our cycles have begun! First programme - Opus 18,5, Opus 59,1, Opus 131
Our first venue was the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. Beautiful acoustics and a thrilling venue to be in for our very first concert! Was great to meet …
Beethoven in the Himalaya
by Sara Bitlloch
This summer I spent some time trekking in Ladakh, in the Indian Himalaya. While staying at a guest-house in Leh, the “capital” (which is really nothing more than a big village in the middle of the mountains) I met an …
First all Beethoven programme- Impressions
by Marie Bitlloch
Marie writes about her impressions of performing the first programme.
Podcast with Edward Seckerson
by David Hoskins
As we prepare for the first concerts in our series, Donald and Marie talk to renowned critic Edward Seckerson about the unique world of the string quartet and what makes the Beethoven quartets so special.
The podcast is available for …
Summoning the spirit of Schnabel
by Martin Saving
Listening to one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters.
Collection of Historical Annotated String Editions
by Martin Saving
This is a real treasure trove for anyone interested in historically informed performance practice of 19th century music: Professor Clive Brown, Professor Robin Stowell and their collaborators have collected and scanned editions by some of the most distinguished musicians of …