There's plenty to evoke in Beethoven's grand and craggy Grosse Fuge, Op. 133.

NPR: The Joy and Pain in Beethoven's Big Fugue

The group has even created a presentation for children about the Grosse Fuge, complete with witty animation.

NPR: The Joy and Pain in Beethoven's Big Fugue

Among Kovner's acquisitions was Beethoven's 80-page piano transcription of the "Grosse Fuge, " discovered recently at a suburban Philadelphia seminary.

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But she learns through listening to his Grosse Fuge that this composer is living much too far into the future.

NPR: The Joy and Pain in Beethoven's Big Fugue