NPR

Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21

Beethoven's First Symphony, dedicated to Baron Gottfried Van Swieten, came at age 29. Fittingly, it was the dawn of a new century. It appeared late in what scholars define as the first period of ...
Jazz

The Beethoven Symphony Series 1: The Nine Symphonies

The Beethoven Symphony Series 1: The Nine Symphonies article by C. Michael Bailey, published on October 23, 2005 at All About Jazz. Find more Bailey's Bundles articles ...
Colorado Public Radio

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1: A nod to his lineage that was worth the wait

But this bold, iconoclast who broke free of musical reigns was smart enough to wait his turn to write a symphony. He moved to Vienna in 1792 to stake his musical ground, but Haydn and Mozart ...
NPR

Beethoven's Symphony No. 1

Our Beethoven journey begins. Maestro Christoph Eschenbach joins Fred Child to introduce Beethoven's First Symphony, the work of a 29-year-old who was already a musical revolutionary. And Eschenbach ...