Beethoven's Ninth has topped the ABC Classic 100 countdown for the fifth time. We explore its mystique and shed light on composers following in Beethoven's footsteps.
Ludwig van Beethoven first performed his Ninth Symphony in Vienna in 1824, and created a work for the ages. We look at what makes it so special. Ludwig van Beethoven had his hands full before the ...
The orchestra, conductor Ken-David Masur, and the San Diego Master Chorale are all familiar entities, but what about the soloists? Soprano Measha Brueggergosman is a Canadian singer of such renown ...
We deconstruct the music, and look at the world that inspired it. "Ludwig van Beethoven," by Karl Joseph Stieler (Credit: Art Archive/Beethoven House) Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, with its ...
We’re celebrating 200 years of a groundbreaking symphony with a special radio programme narrated by English actor, Richard Armitage. To mark the anniversary of this musical masterpiece, we are ...
We put on a brave face and dare to rank the nine remarkable symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven – from great to the very greatest. From the iconic knocks of fate in Beethoven’s Fifth, to the unbridled ...
On stage again this Sunday afternoon, May 12, it has all the earmarks of a season finale: a flashy violin concerto, an audience favorite soloist, a huge work for orchestra, chorus, and four soloists ...
Palestinian violist Ramzi Aburedwan used to throw stones at Israeli soldiers. Now he fights with music. He's built a music school for young Palestinians and he's finally realized a dream of playing ...
It’s the composer’s 250th birthday, and a pilgrimage shines new light on his art and life. At the baroque Austrian National Library in Vienna, an extensive Beethoven exhibition includes the manuscript ...
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