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Radio 3,10 May 2026,89 mins

Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' sonata

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Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the work that famously inspired Tolstoy, Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' sonata. Along with the composers whose works were loved by EM Forster and Haruki Murakami, Sara also tiptoes along the path of musical beefs and bad vibes with Stravinsky and Clara Schumann. But the quarrel with the longest lasting and most profound effect has to be Beethoven's own, which leads Sara to wonder whether the dedication to the virtuoso violinist Kreutzer should stand at all. To listen to this programme on most smart speakers, just say: 'Ask 麻豆社 Sounds to play Music Map'.

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    Symphony no. 2 in D major Op.36: 3rd movement; Scherzo
    Symphony no. 2 in D major Op.36: 3rd movement; Scherzo
    Ludwig van Beethoven
  3. 2.
    Etude no.8
    Etude no.8
    Rodolphe Kreutzer
  4. 3.
    Sonata in D minor Kk.9 "Pastorale"
    Sonata in D minor Kk.9 "Pastorale"
    Domenico Scarlatti