Beethoven's Piano Sonatas

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Free Online Course: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas provided by The Great Courses Plus is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 18 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Beethoven's Piano Sonatas is taught by Robert Greenberg, PhD.

Overview
  • Examine 32 piano sonatas with Great Courses favorite Professor Robert Greenberg as he combines music, anecdotes, and humor to highlight classic pieces.

    Topics Covered:

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    • 01: Beethoven and the Piano
    • 02: Homage to Mozart
    • 03: The Grand Sonata, Part 1
    • 04: The Grand Sonata, Part 2
    • 05: Meaning and Metaphor
    • 06: The Striking and Subversive, Op. 10 Continued
    • 07: The Pathetique and the Sublime
    • 08: The Opus 14 Sonatas
    • 09: Motives, Bach and a Farewell to the 18th Century
    • 10: A Genre Redefined
    • 11: Sonata quasi una fantasia-The Moonlight
    • 12: Lesser Siblings and a Pastoral Interlude
    • 13: The Tempest
    • 14: A Quartet of Sonatas
    • 15: The Waldstein and the Heroic Style
    • 16: The Appassionata and the Heroic Style
    • 17: They Deserve Better, Part 1
    • 18: They Deserve Better, Part 2
    • 19: The Farewell Sonata
    • 20: Experiments in a Dark Time
    • 21: The Hammerklavier, Part 1
    • 22: The Hammerklavier, Part 2
    • 23: In a World of His Own