Ludwig van Beethoven 250th Birthday

It’s not every day you celebrate a 250th birthday. Be our guest in Beethoven’s salon. We’ll introduce you to some of Beethoven’s friends and acquaintances via some rarely performed treasures, including a first Australian performance of his Elegy Op.118. We’ve invited a few composers we think Beethoven might enjoy meeting. Join us at the party where dreams become reality.

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) : FIVE CANONS : Glück zum neuen Jahr – Happy New Year for Johann Freiherrn von Pasqualati | Lieber Mälzel for Johann Nepomuck Mälzel | Kühl nicht Lau for Friedrich Kuhlau | Hofmann und kein Hofmann for Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann | O Tobias for Tobias Haslinger

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): An Wasserflüßen Babylon

Gordon Kerry (born 1961): Seven Last Words

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958): Valiant for Truth

Ludwig van Beethoven: Three Part Songs : Song of the Monks | Farewell Song | Elegy Op. 118 (1814) dedicated to Johann Freiherrn von Pasqualati

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) (not available as part of the online performance) : Four Motets for a Time of Penitence