Beethoven

“These pieces have some kind of sibling connection. They are born of the same muse.”That’s what noted violinist Gil Shaham said recently about the violin…

Planning on a summer backyard barbecue? Why not grill those burgers and brats to the sounds of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms?Afternoon Host Kent Teeters has…

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Beethoven changed the course of music with his mighty nine symphonies. What would happen to music — and to the world — if the manuscript of a 10th…

For East Germans, the Berlin Wall wasn't just a vast, 96-mile structure — it represented what they called "the wall in the head," a looming feeling of no…

It was quite a profound transition for a young Ludwig van Beethoven to go from being a celebrated virtuoso pianist not long after he arrived in Vienna…

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Beethoven’s Fifth SymphonyI can think of no other piece of classical music that towers in the collective soul as mightily as does Beethoven’s Fifth…

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor "Choral" is one of the crown jewels of the symphonic repertoire, and it has, from very early on, been recognized as…

Ah, "the sad heart of love." As we approach this year's St. Valentine's Day, I've been wondering, how much great music is inspired by love? Of course,…