Minuet into scherzo /

Beethoven's impatience with the social graces and formality of the society in which his patrons moved is seen in his transformation of the most conventional musical form of the time, the minuet, into the scherzo, in which he retained the rhythm but used the movement in entirely new and revoluti...

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Corporate Authors: Granada Television International, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Nupen, Christopher, Barenboim, Daniel, 1942-, Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, [2004]
Series:Barenboim on Beethoven (DVD videodiscs)
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Summary:Beethoven's impatience with the social graces and formality of the society in which his patrons moved is seen in his transformation of the most conventional musical form of the time, the minuet, into the scherzo, in which he retained the rhythm but used the movement in entirely new and revolutionary ways.
Item Description:Videodisc release of the 1987 production.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 DVD-video (28 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Photography, David Findlay ; editor, Peter Heelas.