RadioNZ: Beethoven
The Circumstances of Beethoven’s Symphonies http://on-demand.radionz.co.nz/appt/appt-20140605-1900-the_circumstances_of_beethovens_symphonies-064.mp3 Some believe that they were conceived as a set with an overarching grand schema, but Thomas Goss points out the often more expedient external factors that influenced Beethoven in composing his nine symphonies (RNZ). © Copyright Radio New Zealand