The Beethoven Files Podcast

Ep. 60 Beethoven’s Place in History 09.05.2026 20:49 ↓

We’ll look at the various components of Beethoven’s reputations and place in history.  

Ep. 59 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 09.05.2026 1:36:01 ↓

We’ll look at Beethoven’s last great public work, the Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, completed in 1824.

Ep. 58 Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130; String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131; and String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 09.05.2026 1:23:30 ↓

We’ll look at Beethoven’s final three string quartets: No. 13 in B-flat Major, No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, and No. 16 in F Major.

Ep. 57 Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127, and String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 09.05.2026 1:03:59 ↓

We’ll focus on the first two of Beethoven’s five late string quartets: the String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127, and the String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132.

Ep. 56 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109; No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110; and No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111 09.05.2026 1:08:23 ↓

We’ll look at Beethoven’s final three piano sonatas: No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 (1820); No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110 (1822); and No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111 (1822).

Ep. 55 Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Op. 123 09.05.2026 1:14:55 ↓

We’ll focus on the Missa Solemnis, Op. 123, composed between 1819 and 1823.

Ep. 54 Beethoven Piano Sonatas No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101, and No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”) 09.05.2026 1:07:55 ↓

We’ll focus on two piano sonatas, No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101, composed in 1816, and No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”) completed two years later.

Ep. 53 Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1, and Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2 09.05.2026 1:01:22 ↓

We’ll look at Beethoven’s last two cello sonatas: Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1, and Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2.  

Ep. 52 Beethoven’s Song Cycle “An die ferne Geliebte,” Op. 98 09.05.2026 53:06 ↓

We’re going to focus on the song cycle “An die ferne Geliebte,” Op. 98, but also take a quick look at two songs from Beethoven’s settings of Scottish songs from Op. 108.

Ep. 51 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 09.05.2026 1:07:16 ↓

We’ll focus on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93.

Ep. 50 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 09.05.2026 1:02:12 ↓

We’ll focus on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, completed in 1812.

Ep. 49 Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 (“Serioso”) and the “Archduke” Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 09.05.2026 1:11:10 ↓

We’ll focus on the “Serioso” String Quartet, No. 11 in F Minor. Op. 95 (1810-1811), and the “Archduke” Piano Trio, B-flat Major, Op. 97 (1815).

Ep. 48 Beethoven’s Incidental Music for Egmont, Op. 84 09.05.2026 51:14 ↓

We’ll focus on the overture and a varied selection of movements from Beethoven’s incidental music for Goethe’s Egmont, Op. 84, completed in 1810.  

Ep. 47 Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a, and No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90 09.05.2026 1:02:28 ↓

We’ll focus on piano sonatas No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a, completed in 1810, and No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90, completed in 1814.

Ep. 46 Beethoven’s Fidelio, Op. 72 09.05.2026 1:16:55 ↓

We’ll focus on the final version of the opera from 1814.

Ep. 45 Beethoven’s Overtures to Fidelio 09.05.2026 53:44 ↓

We’ll look at three of the four overtures Beethoven composed for Fidelio.

Ep. 44 Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Nos. 24 in F-sharp Major, Op. 78, and 25 in G Major, Op. 79 09.05.2026 51:57 ↓

We’re going to focus on Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major, Op. 78, and Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79, but we’ll also take a quick look at the two piano sonatinas of Op. 49.

Ep. 43 Beethoven’s String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 (“Harp”) 09.05.2026 1:00:19 ↓

We’ll look at Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 74, completed in 1809 and nicknamed the “Harp” quartet.

Ep. 42 Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”) in E-flat Major, Op. 73 09.05.2026 1:02:01 ↓

We’ll look at Beethoven’s fifth and final piano concerto, the so-called “Emperor” Concerto in E-flat Major, Op. 73.

Ep. 41 Beethoven’s Piano Trios Op. 70, No. 1 in D Major (“Ghost”) and No. 2 in E-flat Major 09.05.2026 1:00:58 ↓

We’ll look at the two piano trios of Op. 70: No. 1, the famous “Ghost” Trio in D Major, and No. 2, the less famous but still interesting Trio in E-flat Major.

Ep. 40 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F Major (“Pastoral”), Op. 68 09.05.2026 1:06:19 ↓

We’ll talk about Beethoven’s great “Pastoral” Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68.

Ep. 39 Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, Op. 80, and Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69 09.05.2026 1:03:17 ↓

We’ll look at Beethoven’s highly unusual Choral Fantasy, Op. 80, and his Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69.

Ep. 38 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 09.05.2026 1:11:04 ↓

We’ll talk about Beethoven’s Symphony in C Minor, Op. 67, composed in 1807.

Ep. 37 Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, Op. 86 09.05.2026 1:02:54 ↓

We’ll talk about Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, Op. 86.

Ep. 36 The Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 and Wellington’s Victory, Op. 61 09.05.2026 58:19 ↓

We’ll look at the Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 (1807), and Wellington’s Victory, Op. 91 (1813).