The fact that the classic impulse vies with the Romantic throughout Beethoven’s nine symphonies presents a perennial problem to would-be interpreters. Klemperer came as close as any conductor to ...

Yes, there are a few ragged edges and the occasional eccentric recording balance; but anyone chancing upon Beethoven’s symphonies for the first time ... David Zinman’s near-complete Zurich cycle for ...

The orchestra will welcome such guest artists violinist Itzhak Perlman and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianists Emanuel Ax, Seong-Jin ...

The comparisons with Beethoven further extend to the placement ... As such, those of us determined to regard Bruckner’s final symphony as complete in three movements are free to do so, even ...

On Tuesday, March 11, at 4 p.m., The Albert Wisner Public Library will host a lecture titled “Trouble & Triumph in ...

As the run-up to its centennial celebration in two years, the symphony will also present the third year of its special concert series, “Road to 100: The Complete Beethoven Symphonies,” a ...

Ludwig van Beethoven was a well-known composer of the late Classical period. His music was heavily influenced by his predecessors Mozart and Haydn. A symphony is a piece of music for an orchestra.

who edited his Ninth Symphony as part of the scholarly-critical Beethoven Complete Edition. There were also additional people on stage managing the choir and orchestra. A chief conductor conducted ...