Beethoven was an inspired composer but he was also a working musician with sound commercial sense. David Wyn Jones's account of Beethoven the man and composer reveals the life of a creative musician ...

On March 27, 1827, the day after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, his associates uncovered a hidden trove of documents in his ...

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Filmed in Austria for the hundredth anniversary of Beethoven's death, this 1927 silent film tells the story of the German genius' eventful emotional life. Presented in a restored version and with ...

Documentary series that tells the life story of Beethoven in the context of the composer's own time and place, revealing a life following a very different trajectory to his art.

Starting at the end, Georgia and Henry look at the report of Beethoven's post-mortem, carried out by Dr. Johannes Wagner in Vienna on the day after Beethoven died, 27th March, 1827. It makes grim ...

The book description for the previously published "Thayer's Life of Beethoven" is not yet available. Alexander Wheelock Thayer's Life of Beethoven. has long been recognized as the classic biography of ...

By STEVE MARTINDALE For SS Film Festival Society The Salt Spring Film Festival’s annual “Best of the Fests” series begins ...

An original study of the history of the symphony in Vienna during Beethoven's lifetime, this 2006 book explores the context in which the composer worked. Based on an extensive study of the wider ...

To mark the 200th anniversary of its debut performance, resident conductor Michael Laus will lead the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, joined by members of the Malta Youth Orchestra, in Beethoven's ...