The Seventh Symphony's premiere concert was performed to benefit the soldiers wounded a few months earlier in the battle of Hanau. It was one of Beethoven's most successful concerts. Viennese ...

From NPR News, I'm Robert Siegel. And as I prepare to leave ALL THINGS CONSIDERED in a couple of weeks, I've been asked to replay an old favorite story. Well, this one is from 2003. It's about an old ...

The Beethoven 9 as we explore the world of Beethoven through the lens of his symphonies with renowned classical biographer Jan Swafford. Each month is dedicated to a different symphony. Each week ...

It’s tempting to feel sorry for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Hidden away amid the Fifth (the most famous opening four notes in the history of classical music, the Sixth (how could anyone fail to love ...

With all these symphonies, it’s worth reflecting upon the occasion for which they were written, in this instance, one of Beethoven’s ‘academies’. Beethoven’s previous attempt at an academy-style grand ...

The film "Conducting Good Music" explores the role of the conductor in a symphony orchestra, highlighting how they communicate and interpret the music through gestures and signals. It traces the ...

Ba ba ba bum... Wait, no. That's Beethoven's Fifth. Everywhere you turn, somebody is quoting Beethoven. It may not be as famous as the Fifth, but you're probably more familiar with Beethoven's ...

Nestled in the middle of all of it was Yunchan Lim, the mop-haired 21-year-old who made history three years ago as the Van ...

Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92 by Ludwig van Beethoven at the Beethovenfest Bonn 2018 for the 200th anniversary of the Lower Rhenish Music Festival.

Listen to programmes examining the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven. The Story of Music in 50 Pieces: Further Listening—Howard Goodall's Story of Music More programmes related to the series: The ...