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 ...

Ludwig van Beethoven’s concertos revolutionized the form by centering the solo instrumentalist as the “hero” of the work’s thematic “plot.” His Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61, the only full-length ...

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.

Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major is a special work for a number of reasons, mainly because it is one of the most beautiful works that exist. It also happens to be his only violin concerto among ...

Schubert wrote his first string quartet around the age of 13. It’s a work that I never expected to hear in concert. It’s not the creation of a Mozart or Mendelssohn-like child prodigy. It has its ...

This year, Buffalo is celebrating not only Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart but Ludwig van Beethoven, too. The Slee Beethoven String Quartet Cycle is marking its 50th anniversary, and in honor of the milestone ...

Bernard Haitink chose Beethoven and Bruckner for his final UK concert. His flowing and authoritative interpretation of the latter’s 7th symphony foregrounded the music’s beauty but not at the expense ...