The following essay first appeared on 18 April, 1999, as part of my series on Beethoven’s nine symphonies. The Pacific Symphony performs the “Pastoral” tonight through Saturday. “My miserable hearing ...

In the distance, a low murmur of basses evolved into a roar of thunder, as timpani rained down lightning on a woodsy, country scene created by strings and woodwinds. The passage, which arrived briskly ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Beethoven started composing his Septet for strings and winds in E-flat in 1799. It's in the style of a ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The latest work by the choreographer Pam Tanowitz combines music and design in fresh and delightfully unpredictable ways. By Brian ...

1 Video: Adam Lambert and Auli'i Cravalho Perform 'Willkommen' 2 Photos: Adam Lambert and Auli'i Cravalho in CABARET on Broadway Inspired by the countryside, in Beethoven’s “Pastoral,” his most ...

As UGG season returns and Halloween decorations spawn, people are defrosting their fall playlists. This year, I have decided to add Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F major, also known as the Pastoral ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The four Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Music Center this weekend are as traditional in form as orchestral programs can be. Although they follow the long-established ...

2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth. Symphony No. 6 saw the composer set his romantic perception of nature to music. The ‘Pastorale’ is the starting point for the ...

A special livestream concert with the Beethoven Orchestra in Bonn honors World Environment Day on June 5. Rehearsing with an orchestra during coronavirus times prompted creative solutions. Ludwig van ...

When we speak of musical “earworms,” we read between the lines. It is not a kind word, calling to mind something unwanted, pestilential, even haunting. Hector Berlioz rightly called the love theme ...