During the composition of his Second Symphony, Beethoven was much different from the man who would come to epitomize the Romantic artist. For the first time, he had disclosed his secret of ...

Hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies examine a hidden gem by Mozart contemporary Joseph Martin Kraus and Beethoven's fusion of different forms and genres, the 'Choral Fantasy,' featuring pianist ...

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

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The complete Beethoven Symphonies is a multi-year project, with the ...

The Second Symphony sets up some concepts the composer had already begun to think about in his early string quartets, in particular the Op 18 ones. His chamber music at this time – the piano sonatas, ...

Symphony No. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Claudio Abbado, Conductor Chamber Orchestra of Europe Symphony No. 8, 'Unfinished' Claudio Abbado, Conductor Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Franz Schubert, ...

Here is Beethoven as we always used to hear him before the period-instrument bands got their teeth into the symphonies -an account of the Second, recorded live in Amsterdam just last year, that makes ...