THAT paragraph, which may have startled some of the old subscribers, was inserted because this is Schubert Week and Something Has To Be Done About It. In fact, the sentiments and phrasing are derived ...

Impressively, In Search of Beethoven is John’s eighth book on the German maestro, who is perhaps best known for the deafness ...

This most private of men presented an elegant and meticulous persona in his music and Kilpatrick has responded with an ...

The composer and lyricist behind such hits as "Godspell," "Pippin" and "Wicked" talks about the price of his early success, ...

THAYER’S LIFE OF BEETHOVEN edited by Elliot Forbes. 1 volumes, 1,136 pages. Princeton. $25. It was Richard Wagner who called Beethoven “a world walking among men.” The world was, of course, his music, ...

This is a colorful, enchanting though superficial fictional semi-biography of Ludwig Van Beethoven (Ed Harris) kissed with genius. His last days are brought to life in this entertaining drama musical ...

TROY, N.Y. — The feeling most of us have when leaving a concert featuring the work of a musical giant like Beethoven is awe for the genius of the composer. This weekend the Albany Symphony Orchestra ...

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer. As a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all ...

Into this fray steps an American musical celebrity, New Orleans-born Jon Batiste, 38 years old, garlanded with five Grammys and, as of last night 22 Grammy nominations, and about to take over from ...

‘Paper. Barber’s razor. Archduke’s receipt. Watch. Suspenders. Blotting paper. Shoe-horn for Karl. Chamber pot.’ In this to-do memo by the 49-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven, the humble items to be ...