The Phoenix Symphony and The Phoenix Symphony Chorus under Maestro Tito Muñoz perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, the Choral ...

When Ludwig van Beethoven died in 1827, he was three years removed from the completion of his Ninth Symphony, a work heralded by many as his magnum opus. He had started work on his 10th Symphony but, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by critic’s notebook Our chief classical critic took on the daunting Opus 110 in college, and now relishes risky recordings. By Anthony Tommasini For my ...

"There were these large spinning discs that when you scratched them with a needle, they made a sound." From the look of horror my youngest son was giving me you wouldn't think I was describing an ...

In his review of the German TV film, Times contributor Robert Abele found it “elegantly tailored” but “never exactly stirring,” which sounds more Louis-like than the Ludwig we all know. I haven’t seen ...

Have you ever noticed how music can change your driving behavior? Kia conducted a trial showing that the tunes we choose to listen to in our EV can have a strong effect on the real-world range. More ...

A couple in Nova Scotia are passing their love of Beethoven to their young son by way of some old technology -- a record player. His mom is Anne Janelle, a classically trained cellist, songwriter, ...

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a French pianist, was staring up at the beautiful blue sky Tuesday morning and playing the solemn strains of a Beethoven sonata. Staring up out of my phone, that is. I had put ...

The equine charity rescues and rehabilitates horses, some from traumatic situations. Staff say the calming classical music ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by critic’s notebook A critic tries to review a streamed concert under the decidedly nonideal conditions of 2020. By Zachary Woolfe Pierre-Laurent Aimard ...