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 and ...
Arranged as a chamber orchestra — a smaller ensemble harking back to those of Beethoven's day — the musicians treated each of these concertos almost as symphonies, so closely did they engage ...
Announced by the Italian publisher Mondadori at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany October 16, a new autobiography of Pope Francis will be published next January, titled Hope. The book will be ...
ON 7 November 1867, Marya Salomea Sklodowska was born in Warsaw, then part of the Russian Empire. She was the youngest of five children, and became known as “Manya” by her family. She was a ...
Stewart is writing an autobiography. “I just signed the contract as we speak," Stewart said in an interview with Hoda and Jenna on Oct. 17. "Random House is publishing it in two years.” ...