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 ...

Many of Beethoven's works are titled, yet many of these names came from friends or from those to whom the pieces were dedicated. The Sixth Symphony, however, is one of only two symphonies Beethoven ...

Conductor Christoph Eschenbach says the common idea of the piece as a set of lovely outdoor scenes is a bit misleading. He says Beethoven used the metaphor of the outdoors to portray internal ...

The Music The gentle Fourth Symphony followed the mighty ‘Eroica’, and the ‘Pastoral’ came after the transition from defiance to triumph that constitutes the Fifth (premiered at the same concert).

A friend recently asked me about Ludwig van Beethoven's music. It started me thinking about some of my favorite compositions by Beethoven, which include his Symphony #6, subtitled PASTORALE. I love it ...

Beethoven wrote some of the most profound music of any composer. Most people only know the top hits: The Ode to Joy from the 9th symphony, Symphony #5, the Moonlight and Appasionata piano sonatas.