Decades of research have been poured into every musical and instrumental aspect of the “Historically Informed Performance” (HIP) of classical music: From the way the continuo bands of the time ...

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 ...

Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies have influenced every generation of composers since they were written. Riccardo Chailly talks to Philip Clark about the enduring power of the symphonies Ludwig van ...

Though the modern listener may never know it, Beethoven composed after Haydn and Mozart, but not after Wagner and Brahms. Acknowledged as the reformer of the sonata form as used in the symphony, ...

This June the NZ Symphony Orchestra takes on all nine Beethoven symphonies, in order, providing an opportunity to hear the composer's entire symphonic output. Over four days (Wellington June 12-15, ...

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted and cancelled most plans to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of the quintessential genius of Western classical music, German composer Ludwig van ...

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s 2020 season celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birthday with a performance of all nine of his symphonies. In other highlights in the season, the orchestra puts a spotlight ...

We think these are the greatest symphonies of all time – the biggest, most emotional, most impressive and plain-old flabbergasting works ever written. Nothing beats the sound of an orchestra ...

The 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth has somewhat fallen off the cultural radar owing to the pandemic, though a few of the musicians streaming online concerts from their music rooms have focused ...

Well, here we are, with the inevitable promotional hype about these Proms-as-never-before. "Nothing stops this great festival," trumpets the presenter, before inviting members of the unseen audience ...