The Beethoven Center at San Jose State University, boasting the world's second-largest collection of items related to the ...

Cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Connie Shih teamed up in a splendid program with works by Beethoven, Schumann, Fauré and ...

Was 'Für Elise' actually a 19th-century 'U up? text? We’re untangling the web of secret singers and broken hearts behind the ...

Fabian Müller plays Beethoven's third piano concerto with the German Symphony Orchestra.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Two hundred years ago this week, Beethoven conducted his final symphony. He died three years later, and the cause has been relatively unknown... until now. Who knew that a ...

Turns out Beethoven didn’t just sound intense — he looked it, too. Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, scientists say they’ve finally pieced together what the famously moody maestro ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A portrait of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in 1818. 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images On May 7, 1824, Ludwig ...

A genetic study conducted on locks of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair revealed more details about the composer's death at a relatively young age in March 1827. The University of Cambridge biological ...

When asked how important in the history of music is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford replied, "It's immensely important. It's literally and metaphorically bigger than any ...

Despite his status as one of history's great composers, Beethoven is also remembered for his surly disposition and unkempt appearance. 'He was indeed irritable, untidy, clumsy, rude, and misanthropic, ...