Beethoven
Famous Deaf People
There have been many famous deaf people since the late 1700's when the famous composer Ludwig Van Beethoven eventually lost his hearing and continued to compose. This article is an attempt to pay tribute to those people who stood high in the walks of life.
Biography of Beethoven
Biography of Beethoven: one of the greatest musician ever born and who wrote his name on the page of history with golden ink.
Fur Elise: Beethoven's Most Famous Piece
Beethoven's "Fur Elise" is probably one of the most recognizable pieces of music in the world. Even if you don't recognize the name, you'll recognize the melody when you hear it.
Elitist? Yes. But Some Things Are Simply Better Than Others
Martin Kettle: Barenboim's cycle of 32 Beethoven sonatas is a reminder that the best art is uniquely ennobling. It should be available to all
San Jose Schools Celebrate Beethoven with Essay Contest
San Jose Schools Join San Jose State University’s Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies in Birthday Celebration.
Expert View: The Grosse Fuge
Even by Beethoven's standards, the Grosse Fuge represents a musical extreme. It is part of one of Beethoven's mythical late string quartets, works which were thought incomprehensible in their time and are still the peaks of the quartet repertoire.
Librarian Finds Lost Beethoven Score in Dusty Cabinet
Historic work missing for 115 years gives rare insight into composer's methods.
Roll Over, Geri Halliwell
He may have been dead for 178 years, but the greatest of all composers, Ludwig van Beethoven may just have rolled back a malign equation that at the time of Live8 seemed all but irreversible: music = pop + rock. David Mckie
Beethoven's Grave
A tourist in Vienna is going through a graveyard and all of a sudden he hears some music. No one is around, so he starts searching for the source.
£220,000 Appeal for Beethoven Score
A £220,000 appeal has been launched to keep in British hands a rare manuscript score of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony annotated by the composer, and other momentous documents in the history of music. The manuscript - alongside the score of Mendelssohn's First Symphony and 25 others -...
Beethoven's "Fur Elise" is probably one of the most recognizable pieces of music in the world. Even if you don't recognize the name, you'll recognize the melody when you hear it.
Elitist? Yes. But Some Things Are Simply Better Than Others
Martin Kettle: Barenboim's cycle of 32 Beethoven sonatas is a reminder that the best art is uniquely ennobling. It should be available to all
San Jose Schools Celebrate Beethoven with Essay Contest
San Jose Schools Join San Jose State University’s Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies in Birthday Celebration.
Expert View: The Grosse Fuge
Even by Beethoven's standards, the Grosse Fuge represents a musical extreme. It is part of one of Beethoven's mythical late string quartets, works which were thought incomprehensible in their time and are still the peaks of the quartet repertoire.
Librarian Finds Lost Beethoven Score in Dusty Cabinet
Historic work missing for 115 years gives rare insight into composer's methods.
Roll Over, Geri Halliwell
He may have been dead for 178 years, but the greatest of all composers, Ludwig van Beethoven may just have rolled back a malign equation that at the time of Live8 seemed all but irreversible: music = pop + rock. David Mckie
Beethoven's Grave
A tourist in Vienna is going through a graveyard and all of a sudden he hears some music. No one is around, so he starts searching for the source.
£220,000 Appeal for Beethoven Score
A £220,000 appeal has been launched to keep in British hands a rare manuscript score of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony annotated by the composer, and other momentous documents in the history of music. The manuscript - alongside the score of Mendelssohn's First Symphony and 25 others -...