Beethoven wrote nine symphonies. A symphony is a long piece for orchestra usually split into four sections known as movements. His Symphony No. 5 contains one of the most famous motifs in musical ...

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.

IN HARMONY: The Bowdoin Symphony Orchestra presents Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Three Latin American Dances” (2004) and Ludwig van ...

5, at the court of Frederick William II ... 69 and the two experimental sonatas Op. 102, No. 1 and No. 2, transcendent compositions conceived on the threshold of the composer's late style. In ...

The Eroica Symphony is perhaps Beethoven's most provocative work. Its unprecedented design and its powerful emotional impact forever redefined the potential of musical expression. The work was ...

The key of E-flat major often introduces bold music. As the National Symphony’s music director Gianandrea Noseda observed at this early-season concert, both pieces featured that evening—Beethoven’s ...

While composer Ludwig van Beethoven isn’t available to make public appearances these days, his music recently made it to ...