Written when Beethoven was almost completely deaf, Symphony No. 9 received enthusiastic applause during its premiere in Vienna in 1824. The finale, Ode To Joy, scored for choir and soloists ...

The TSO performs Beethoven's Seventh Symphony. The concert commences with Kodaly's Dances of Marosszek and closes with the most consistently upbeat of all of Beethoven's symphonies, the exuberant ...

This show now exists as an on-demand podcast on Global Player, the official Classic FM app. In the year-long series about Beethoven’s life, John revealed the dramas, loves, conflicts and successes of ...

Two hundred years ago, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was “a piece that completely shatters anyone's preconceived ...

Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin is known for infusing classical music with fresh perspectives. He's not just a leader but a ...

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony ... I dunno; maybe we should listen to more Ninth while we go about coming to terms—and make these terms of endearment rather than terms of abhorrence, devaluation ...