Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He wrote nine symphonies. A symphony is a long piece for orchestra usually split into four sections known as movements. His Symphony No. 5 ...

One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness. Bedridden since the previous Christmas, he was attacked by jaundice, his limbs ...

Beethoven is getting quite the gift for the 200th anniversary of his death. Ariel String Quartet is recording all 16 of the ...

One of the world’s most influential composers, Ludwig van Beethoven changed the course of Western music. Despite losing his hearing, he created some of history’s most celebrated works, and his ...

In 1890, San Antonio was one-third German. San Antonio’s 151-year-old Beethoven Hall is where those German settlers got together. It’s home to the Beethoven ‘Maennerchor,’ a big backyard beer garden, ...

“We have now surrounded it with other pieces, Beethoven's ‘Ghost’ Trio (not Beethoven's title) played by [Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies] faculty member and pianist Tony Lin, with BC ...