The American Classical Orchestra announced its 42nd season, featuring Beethoven symphonies, an all-Bach choral program, and ...

When asked how important in the history of music is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford replied, "It's immensely important. It's literally and metaphorically bigger than any ...

What if Ludwig van Beethoven had never been born? Such a thought makes me, and very likely millions of other music lovers, shudder! Born in Bonn, Germany, in 1770, this perceptive, yet often pained, ...

Ludwig van Beethoven stands as one of the most influential composers in the history of Western classical music. Born on December 16, 1770, in Bonn, Germany. Beethoven’s life and work bridged the ...

Fabian Müller plays Beethoven's third piano concerto with the German Symphony Orchestra.

The Beethoven & American Masters Festival begins with concerts on January 13, 15, and 16 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The first program opens with Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 and closes with his ...

While America was struggling to define its independence in the late 1700s, the upper echelons of European society were exploding with creativity. In a small Austrian town, a young musical prodigy was ...

The Beethoven Symphony Series 1: The Nine Symphonies article by C. Michael Bailey, published on October 23, 2005 at All About Jazz. Find more Bailey's Bundles articles ...

On May 7, 1824, I am seated in the audience at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna, Austria. Symphony No. 9 "Choral" is ...