Grosse Fuge: Part 3 - Going to the Brink

DAILY DOSE of BEETHOVEN (June 4, 2020)

In Part 1, We listened to how the overture juxtaposed 4 very different versions of the main theme, as if to say: How is it possible for the same theme to undergo that kind of change?

In Part 2, We listened to the opening of the double fugue where the two main subjects are presented together in a way that could hardly be more cacophonous.

Now, we shall expose how they become even more cacophonous—pushing peaceful relations to the brink! Both themes need to change, and to change each other, but they become more intransigent first!

So, fasten your seatbelt, grab onto Beethoven's coattails, hang on for dear life, and pray that he knows what he is doing (which he does .)

We provide an audio to identify the key changes: https://soundcloud.com/user-385773006/gfbflat

We also provide a complete performance of the Grosse Fugue by the Amadeus Quartet:

https://youtu.be/Irl5QQQX6bU