MUSIC | OPINION: Recordings celebrate Beethoven

Beethoven's output for cello and piano spanned his lifetime -- starting with the two sonatas he composed in 1796; two near ...
AZ Central

Beyonce and Beethoven are a top-shelf blend. Hear it for yourself in Phoenix

Composer Steve Hackman incorporated 15 Beyoncé hits into Beethoven's Symphony No. 7. His goal is to introduce new audiences to classical music and offer a fresh perspective for seasoned symphonygoers.
The Conversation

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at 200: Revolutionary work of art has spawned two centuries of joy, goodwill and propaganda

Ted Olson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

MUSIC: Pianist plays Fourth Concerto; works by Mexican composers fill out ASO ‘Beethoven & Blue Jeans’ program

Ludwig van Beethoven is the only non-Mexican composer on the program for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s “Beethoven & Blue Jeans” concerts this weekend at Little Rock’s Robinson Center Performance ...
The Atlantic

A Secret Code May Have Been Hiding in Classical Music for 200 Years

In the spring of 1825, Ludwig van Beethoven was struck by a gut ailment so severe that he thought he might die. That summer, after he recovered, he returned to the string quartet he’d been writing ...