A friend recently asked me about Ludwig van Beethoven's music. It started me thinking about some of my favorite compositions by Beethoven, which include his Symphony #6, subtitled PASTORALE. I love it ...

Conductor Christoph Eschenbach says the common idea of the piece as a set of lovely outdoor scenes is a bit misleading. He says Beethoven used the metaphor of the outdoors to portray internal ...

Beethoven wrote some of the most profound music of any composer. Most people only know the top hits: The Ode to Joy from the 9th symphony, Symphony #5, the Moonlight and Appasionata piano sonatas.

Beethoven's 6th Symphony along with a couple of flashy trumpet performances. The first half of this week’s Arizona Encore features a Romantic-era wind ensemble and the allegro movement from a Baroque ...

Backstage with Andrés is a series of conversations with Houston Symphony Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada, recorded behind-the-scenes at Jones Hall. Maestro Orozco-Estrada chats with Catherine Lu ...

Listen to the music of Beethoven this weekend as the Colorado Springs Philharmonic presents one of his most famous works — his “Pastoral” symphony. Guest conductor Carolyn Kuan will lead the ...

The Beethoven Project spans all but one of Stutzmann’s seven appearances with the ASO during the second half of the 2024-2025 season. While Coucheron has played Beethoven’s Symphonies 9 and 6 under ...