Beethoven's output for cello and piano spanned his lifetime -- starting with the two sonatas he composed in 1796; two near ...

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 'Pastoral': I. Allegro ma non troppo (1) Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 'Pastoral': I. Allegro ma non troppo (2) Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 'Pastoral': I.

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto vivace Symphony No. 9 ...

Ludwig van Beethoven's nine symphonies cover pretty much every facet of human existence in one way or another. In other words, they're pretty indispensable. Where to start with Beethoven's symphonies?

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 ...

Ludwig van Beethoven is not an artist you "discover." Like Shakespeare, da Vinci and the Beatles, his legacy hangs in the air unavoidably. Since his death in 1827, Beethoven has become as much a pop ...

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. In just forty-five years, he wrote approximately 750 works. Even people with little interest in classical music will most ...

Stephen Johnson explores Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4.

Think some things are so beloved and essential to Western civilization they can’t be canceled? Think again. If there’s anything we should have learned from months of “mostly peaceful” Black Lives ...