One week in the fall of 2003, the world seemed to be accompanied by a music that I love: the second movement, the Allegretto, from Beethoven's Seventh Symphony. First, the jazz pianist Jacques ...

From NPR News, I'm Robert Siegel. And as I prepare to leave ALL THINGS CONSIDERED in a couple of weeks, I've been asked to replay an old favorite story. Well, this one is from 2003. It's about an old ...

The French conductor pairs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with several of the composer’s more obscure miniatures, performed ...

Everything about Beethoven fits the Romantic picture of what genius is supposed to be. This is natural enough, as it was Beethoven who provided the picture in the first place. There’s the heroic ...

CPR Classical hosts pianist and composer Conrad Tao in the CPR Performance Studio where he performed Ludwig van Beethoven: Allegretto (3rd mvt). The video was recorded on May 19, 2019.

Oh, the joys of depressing music. Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 is one of the finest "downer" compositions ever and a collection of jazz variations on it seems like a can't-miss prospect. The base ...

With all these symphonies, it’s worth reflecting upon the occasion for which they were written, in this instance, one of Beethoven’s ‘academies’. Beethoven’s previous attempt at an academy-style grand ...

Beethoven composed some the most recognisable classical music in the world, from his monumental "Choral" Symphony to intimate solo piano music like the "Moonlight" Sonata. In 2019, ABC Classic ...

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. The second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 is a powerful and haunting piece of classical music. It ...

For over 100 years, the composer's "Allegretto" movement from his Seventh Symphony has haunted musicians and music lovers. Once you start to... One week in the fall of 2003, the world seemed to be ...

The second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 is a powerful and haunting piece of classical music. It's also a favorite of NPR's Robert... Robert Siegel On Why He Still Loves Beethoven's Symphony ...