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Speedy Beet

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24:05 | May 22nd, 2020

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There are few musical moments more well-worn than the first four notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. But in this short, we find out that Beethoven might have made a last-ditch effort to keep his musi...Show More



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cpr recommended:May 23rd, 2020

Best radiolab episode in a long time

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mmMay 24th, 2020

@carl-philipperousse Loved this! Thanks for recommending it!

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mm recommended:May 24th, 2020

This was a fun episode about Beethoven's metronome markings on his music and why he wanted his music played faster. Was his metronome broken or was this because of something else? Fascinating analysis.

I thought this episode was:

🧐 Intriguing
🎶 Musically superb
🤔 Thought-provoking
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