This event is in the past.It took place on November 17, 2025 at Braun Music Center.
Literature Talk
Literature TalkRon Alexander Memorial Lectures in Musicology: Birgit Lodes, University of Vienna
At Braun Music Center
Stanford
Explore the intersection of music and mourning in Beethoven's Vienna with scholar Birgit Lodes. This lecture unveils a new interpretation of 'An die ferne Geliebte', examining its role as a consolatory gift in 19th-century aristocratic circles.
Musicology lecture
Beethoven analysis
Historical context
Free admission
Ron Alexander Memorial Lectures in Musicology: Birgit Lodes, University of Vienna
At Braun Music Center
Stanford
Literature TalkLiterature TalkExplore the intersection of music and mourning in Beethoven's Vienna with scholar Birgit Lodes. This lecture unveils a new interpretation of 'An die ferne Geliebte', examining its role as a consolatory gift in 19th-century aristocratic circles.
Musicology lecture
Beethoven analysis
Historical context
Free admission
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