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 ...

I have had the opportunity to perform full cycles of the Beethoven symphonies several times in the past few years and, when you look at the full group, it’s the Sixth Symphony that stands out as an ...

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 ...

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.

The Fourth Symphony provided the listening public relief after the monumental 'Eroica' Symphony, and most popular Fifth Symphony. The Eighth Symphony follows the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Symphonies, ...