In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven asked his brothers to request that his doctor, J.A. Schmidt, describe his malady -- his progressive hearing loss -- to the world upon his death so that "as far…
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is winding up its celebratory Hollywood Bowl summer (100th anniversary) in time-honored territory. This week it performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, ever the…
Beethoven’s “Fidelio” is a brave opera of liberation. It may also be a dramatically flawed opera, and one Beethoven anguished over longer than any of his other great works. But liberation…
Most of Beethoven's compositions are played in the classical music repertoireMusic lovers have another reason to enjoy live classical music at the State Opera, Musikverein, Konzerthaus,…