On the program: Beethoven, Symphony No. 8; Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"). Justin Brown, conductor. Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano; Margaret Jane Wray, mezzo-soprano; Jay ...

The French record label Naïve has released a new Beethoven Symphony cycle as a single 5-CD unit, forgoing individual releases of the symphonies, which have typically come out two to a disc, with the ...

'Harmonically, it’s a bit more stable than Haydn, a bit more Romantic, and in some ways more mischievous even, but it’s still a lot "safer" than what Mahler or Elgar did in their first symphonies.' ...

The compositions of Beethoven open up the doors for mellifluous epiphany and scintillas of hope in dense darkness. It's important to decipher those 81 keys to unlock your heart Born on December 17, ...

Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, completed between 1822 and 1824, stands as his final complete symphony. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of its premiere on May 7, Vienna is ...

Best of Beethoven: we explore Beethoven's top 21 must-hear masterpieces. Discover the great composers and works with BBC ...