As a short biography, John Burk’s The Life and Works of Beethoven is a welcome book. The author traces the development of the great composer, beginning with a charming discussion of life in the town ...

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. In just forty-five years, he wrote approximately 750 works. Even people with little interest in classical music will most ...

Two-hundred-fifty years ago, a musical maverick was born. Ludwig van Beethoven charted a powerful new course in music. His ideas may have been rooted in the work of European predecessors Wolfgang ...

Were it not for COVID-19, audiences in concert halls across the globe would have spent 2020 celebrating the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven—the most famous composer in the Western canon. Over ...

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On Dec. 16, while the classical music world is honoring Beethoven’s 250th birthday, the international community of scholars devoted to his music will also be honoring another round-numbered occasion: ...

His music changed the world, and nearly 200 years after his death, new technology unlocks new secrets about the life and death of Ludwig Van Beethoven. The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven ...

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Although German composer Ludwig van Beethoven is known primarily for his symphonies and solo piano pieces, his canon of compositions runs much deeper. Among Beethoven's other accomplishments are his ...