A new book, a new recording and some old instruments, all addressing the most memorable phrase in music: the opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Matthew Guerrieri has written a book about this ...

Discover the German and English text to one of the great anthems of all time, ‘Ode to Joy’ – the triumphant choral climax of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The German composer then set the text to a ...

Thumbing his nose at authority and whipping crowds into a frenzy, he changed music forever. Ludwig van Beethoven was often mistaken for a vagrant. With wads of yellow cotton stuffed in his ears, he ...

How did a rat change Beethoven's life? Was he really a grouch? Who was his secret lover? There are enough books on the famous composer to fill a library, but there are still many mysteries surrounding ...

Beethoven’s aspirational vision of unity and peace can be applied to virtually any situation or place. The music makes sure of that. By Joshua Barone Even if you don’t know Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, ...

This period sees Beethoven reaching into his soul for stunning results. • Beethoven makes his last appearance as a pianist in an 1814 performance of the Archduke Trio; one observer notes "there was ...

Two-hundred-fifty years ago, a musical maverick was born. Ludwig van Beethoven charted a powerful new course in music. His ideas may have been rooted in the work of European predecessors Wolfgang ...

Beethoven is famous worldwide for his music— but where would he be without his many students, admirers and arrangers? They, too, are being honored in 2020, the year celebrating Beethoven's 250th ...