Ludwig van Beethoven was a composer who connected the Classical and Romantic eras. He faced deafness but continued to create ...

One of history’s greatest composers was slowly being poisoned every single day without even knowing it. The substances ...

Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, Jan. 1, ...

The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, who died in 2023, wrote music of profoundly shadowed seriousness, and her ironically ...

The Nazis adopted Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Happy Birthday hides a tale of corporate greed. And Putin uses Shostakovich’s Leningrad symphony as a call to arms. That’s why I put them in my soundtrack to ...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German pianist and composer who is often cited as one of the forefathers of Western classical music. Born in December 1770 his first recorded piece of music was ...

Despite his status as one of history's great composers, Beethoven is also remembered for his surly disposition and unkempt appearance. 'He was indeed irritable, untidy, clumsy, rude, and misanthropic, ...

Ranking Beethoven’s nine symphonies is a bold (and slightly dangerous) game. After all, every one of these works is a masterpiece in its own right. But based on a mix of musical impact, historical ...

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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 ...

Sampling is a principle that's commonplace in today's modern music production world, yet the implicit understanding when using pre-made sample packs, loops and sounds, is that those original ...

Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most celebrated classical composers to ever have lived. His life and his music continue to attract authors who delve into hidden corners of his world in the hope of ...