As a short biography, John Burk’s The Life and Works of Beethoven is a welcome book. The author traces the development of the great composer, beginning with a charming discussion of life in the town ...

Head to Vienna, where German-born Ludwig van Beethoven wrote music, and you can visit where he studied alongside Joseph Haydn, and where he set out to compose some of his most famous pieces. Many of ...

The serenity and majesty of Ludwig van Beethoven’s famed “Violin Concerto” belies the turmoil of its time: Vienna was under French occupation and Beethoven was coming to terms with his increasingly ...

The problem with great men, of course, is that although they are great, they are still men. In Agnieszka Holland's hugely enjoyable "Copying Beethoven," the great composer is portrayed as a goat in ...

A picture of Beethoven with his life dates (1770-1827) filled a big screen over the stage in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall last night, announcing the second in the National Symphony Orchestra's ...

Eighteenth-century German musician and composer Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most revered musicians of all time. At the age of 5, he already displayed rare talent playing the violin under his ...

This is the anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth. Beethoven is renowned as a great composer. Many people across the world know his name, that he wrote his best music after he became profoundly ...

Beethoven’s earliest treasures contain nuggets of his later genius. The New Mexico Philharmonic will explore those gems with “Early Beethoven” in a Coffee Concert on Friday, May 3. Guest conductor ...

Ludwig van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5, perhaps the world's most famous musical composition, for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. Among other incredible ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Carmel Symphony Orchestra is set to perform a captivating program titled “Drama, Beethoven, and Brahms” at the Palladium, featuring works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Grieg.

After the Elias String Quartet finishes its six-night cycle of performances this week, the ensemble will take a break from Beethoven. The quartet’s undertaking, which began a week ago, was formidable: ...

FARGO – If you spot a middle-aged man wearing an ascot and wool pants at the mall this weekend, he’s not making a fashion statement. He’s actor Jay Nelson portraying Ludwig van Beethoven. His ...