DAILY DOSE of BEETHOVEN (June 1, 2020)
There is a Romantic notion of Beethoven as an internally driven, enraged, and mad genius. This illusion often obscures the real man who has a profound sense of responsibility to all mankind. Beethoven set folk songs from many nations, and took them into his heart, even when he set them in German. Here is his setting of the Ukrainian folksong Schöne Minka.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Beethoven: 23 Songs of Various Nationalities, WoO 158a - 16. Schöne Minka, ich muß scheiden · Ruby Philogene · S...
His variations on the song maintain its ethnic identity, while integrating it into a much larger world.
Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment Variations on Folk Song, Op. 107: No. 7, Schöne Minka · Leonidas Kavakos · Ludwig van Beethoven · Enrico Pace...