Beethoven's Fifth Symphony — with its famous, jolting first four-notes — broke expressive ground and overturned many of the formal concepts on which the classical symphony had been based. The scoring ...

BOSTON - The Empire State Building. The Grand Canyon. The Eiffel Tower. What can you say or write about such iconic landmarks that hasn't already been said? That's what I was thinking Tuesday night ...

Ludwig van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5, perhaps the world's most famous musical composition, for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. Among other incredible ...

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s May 3 to 5 Masterworks Concert featured the standout performance of the season: a collaboration with guest artists Time for Three on Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto 4-3.

When Beethoven knocks on the door, you answer. New York Philharmonic director Jaap van Zweden answered the call at the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) performance on Saturday. The concert was the final ...

Any list of the all-time best classical recordings would have to include the urgent, sinuous performances of Beethoven's fifth and seventh... Beethoven's Best: The Ultimate 5th Symphony Beethoven's ...