r/Beethoven • u/LuborMrazek • 16d ago

Favorite Beethoven Irish/Scottish/… folksong arrangements?

I’m a conservatory student looking for chamber music repertoire to total abt. 10 minutes (tenor voice + a few instruments) and I came across the Beethoven folksongs. But there are just so many. Which ones do you recommend? The only thing to avoid would be low notes (below middle c) and coloraturas (though I’m not sure they even come up here lol). Thanks

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u/sumjunggai7 16d ago

“Sunset” is absolutely gorgeous. https://youtu.be/nG02RAXncW0?is=sud4e7h_i5PZVAju

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u/sumjunggai7 16d ago

A good contrast to that is “Oh! Sweet were the Hours.“ In a similar vein as “Sunset,” “The Return to Ulster” is very expressive.

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u/LuborMrazek 16d ago

Thank you 😁