Thomas Blondelle, tenor & Ryelandt Ensemble - Love, Ludwig

Libraries have been written about the love life of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). For whom did he compose ‘Für Elise’? To whom did he dedicate his famous ‘Moonlight Sonata’? And who was actually his mysterious “immortal beloved”? The fact is that Beethoven always remained a bachelor, although according to his friends he was “always in love”. But what if we could let him speak for himself? What if he, having escaped his legendary temper tantrums for a moment, would tell what really happened and what did not? Tenor Thomas Blondelle crawls into the skin of the composer and takes us along all the near-loves of Ludwig. Together with the Ryelandt Trio, he brings an idiosyncratic biography interspersed with songs, piano trios, and a selection from Beethovens Schotse and Irish folk songs for voice and piano trio. In a Beethovenian tempo - like a whirlwind - they sketch a fascinating life story full of missed opportunities, with a lot of humor and perhaps also a touch of pity for the grumpy, stubborn, and sometimes surprisingly shy composer. What if Beethoven could rewrite his love letters? Would he then sign with “Love, Ludwig”? Or, as always, simply with: “Beethoven”? Does he still have a bone to pick with someone or does he just want to make amends? Thomas Blondelle and the Ryelandt Trio find out for you. They give the lovestruck Ludwig van Beethoven a voice, exactly 200 years after his death.