One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness.

Fired by ambitions to turn his gifted son into a second Mozart, Johann van Beethoven would keep him slaving at the piano all night, raining blows on him when he made a mistake. Young Ludwig was an ...

Works by two master musicians will be celebrated at Boston College this month with Music Department concerts in tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven. Portrait of Johann Sebastian ...

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He wrote nine symphonies. A symphony is a long piece for orchestra usually split into four sections known as movements. His Symphony No. 5 ...

One of the world’s most influential composers, Ludwig van Beethoven changed the course of Western music. Despite losing his hearing, he created some of history’s most celebrated works ...