Beethoven's Ninth has topped the ABC Classic 100 countdown for the fifth time. We explore its mystique and shed light on ...

1811-1812. A rich autumn of grape harvesting, of golden forests and red sunset skies. The last but two symphonies and the last violin sonata. Lovely declining days and latter-day loves. And the ...

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, which includes the magnificent "Ode to Joy," premiered on May 7, 1824. We recently passed its bicentennial. The Ninth was greeted as a masterpiece from the outset and ...

My father’s abuse, an unhappy childhood, a life where I find no meaning without applause and am loved by no one, and the loss ...

THE object of the series of which this article forms a part is the study of some great thinker or man of action in a period of crisis that made an obvious dividing line in his life. To achieve ...

If you’re considering a brief out-of-town getaway, traveling to a classical music festival might provide the ideal elixir for a harried urbanite. Get away from home, give yourself up to the music and ...

What just happened? Artificial intelligence has completed Beethoven's Tenth Symphony---or at least, what that piece of music could have sounded like had he finished it. A world premiere of the music ...

Last summer, the meme “Beethoven was Black” was trending online, a trope that drew the iconic composer into a 21st century discussion about race and social justice. But there is another curious ...