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Andras Schiff's Lectures on Beethoven Piano Sonatas

discussion of the lifelong evolution of a creative mind, illustrated on piano

For a journey through an amazing landscape begin with the first lecture and go through them all. -leif

An exposition on Beethoven's "Moonlight", and its connection with Mozart's Don Giovanni, by Andras Schiff:
http://download.guardian.co.uk/sys-audio/Arts/Culture/2006/11/22/03_14CSharpMin.mp3

Guide to the entire series, covering all 32 sonatas:
http://forums.ilounge.com/archive/index.php/t-182817.html

Schiff's lectures on music are quite wonderful: entertaining, full of insights, and an example of a great mind who is not above engaging his audience as peers both intellectually and emotionally. You feel like he is talking to you directly. —Pat Wagner

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July 8, 2007; edited/updated April 24, 2011