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Beethoven might have been a little schizo about his scherzo. One of the innovations the composer brought to his symphonies was sudden changes of mood that were first thought to be overly aggressive, ...

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 ...

One of the most influential composers in classical music, Ludwig van Beethoven, died March 26, 1827. Above, a statue of the German composer stands out in the city of Bonn May 24, 2006. Reuters Ludwig ...

Each year, as the calendar winds to its close, the Seattle Symphony traditionally turns to Beethoven’s last symphony — the famous Ninth — to mark the end of one year and the arrival of the next. What ...

In the four-page letter - dated September 24, 1815 - the composer tells librettist Georg Friedrich Treitschke to secure 200 gold ducats and an evening's receipts for their planned opera Romulus und ...