Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano, in the Nelson Music Room, featuring violinist Soovin Kim and pianist Ieva ...

A portrait of Beethoven by Joseph Willibrord Mähler, a friend of the composer, painted during 1804-1805. Composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770, and so it's little surprise that 250 years ...

What makes Beethoven sound like Beethoven? Researchers have completed a first analysis of Beethoven's writing style, applying statistical techniques to unlock recurring patterns. EPFL researchers are ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste was a kid, say, 9 or 10 years old, he moved between musical worlds — participating in local, classical piano competitions by day, then “gigging in ...

A happy birthday to Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the biggest giants of classical music, born Dec. 16, 1770. (He died March 26, 1827. An old joke: a fan opens Beethoven's grave in Vienna and sees him .

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