WCPE FM Offers Tribute to Ludwig van Beethoven

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WCPE FM Offers Tribute to Ludwig van Beethoven
TheClassicalStation.org Airs Beethovenfest December 14-16

William Woltz, Music Director for WCPE, TheClassicalStation.org, announces WCPE's annual three-day salute to Ludwig van Beethoven, the monumental composer from Bonn, whose belief in the power of music empowered him to triumph over personal tragedy.

"Each year, WCPE spends three days in tribute to Ludwig van Beethoven's greatest symphonies, sonatas, concertos and more," offers Woltz. "We culminate in the glorious Ninth Symphony on the presumed day of his birth (December 16) at 11 a.m."

Here is a listing of the Festival from Quarter Notes:
14 Thursday
9:00 a.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E-flat (Eroica)
10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat (Archduke)
12:00 p.m. Beethoven: Overture to Egmont
2:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1 in C
3:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 2 in D
5:00 p.m. Beethoven: "Coriolan" Overture
10:00 p.m. Beethoven: Clarinet Trio in B-flat

15 Friday
8:00 a.m. Beethoven: Leonore Overture no. 3
9:00 a.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 in F (Pastoral)
10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 17 in D Minor (Tempest)
12:00 p.m. Beethoven: "Andante Favori" in F
2:00 p.m. Beethoven: String Quartet no. 3 in D
3:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 1 in C
7:00 p.m. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D
8:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat
9:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A

16 Saturday
8:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp Minor (Moonlight)
9:00 a.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C Minor
10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Cello Sonata no. 5 in D
11:00 a.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D Minor (Choral)
5:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C Minor

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About WCPE:
Since 1978 WCPE 89.7 FM has been dedicated to excellence in Great Classical Music broadcasting. WCPE is one of the first community-supported stations to stream on the Internet. The programming is available on our own satellite channel and on multiple Internet streams, including IPv6. WCPE receives no tax-derived support, rather depends on tax-deductible support through on-air fundraising and mail-out campaigns. More information can be found at http://www.TheClassicalStation.org or by calling 919-556-5178.