15 Songs That Are Perfect for Your Holiday Playlist

Joni Mitchell’s “River” is a quintessential holiday song that encapsulates end-of-year introspection. With a piano melody that subtly hints at “Jingle Bells,” the song quickly transitions into themes ...
BroadwayWorld

Camerata Pacifica To Ring In The New Year With Viola And Piano Works By Beethoven, Schubert, And Schumann

Camerata Pacifica will present a series of chamber concerts featuring works for viola and piano by Beethoven, Schubert, and ...
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How to learn Moonlight sonata 3rd movement FAST

In this video, we explore the latest music trends and techniques. Discover tips to improve your musical skills and insights into various genres. Join us for an in-depth look at the art of music ...
New York Post

What did Beethoven really look like? Scientists think they finally know — and he was a bit of a grouch

Almost two centuries after Beethoven's death, scientists say they've finally cracked the case of what the famously cranky composer really looked like. Credit: Cicero Moraes/Pen News Turns out ...
MusicRadar

“The Beatles' Because is based on Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata (played in reverse). So, was John Lennon cheating when he flipped Ludwig Van?”: Digging into the long ...

Sampling is a principle that's commonplace in today's modern music production world, yet the implicit understanding when using pre-made sample packs, loops and sounds, is that those original ...
The Arts Desk

Beethoven Sonata Cycle 1, Boris Giltburg, Wigmore Hall review - running the gamut

Absolutely; the focus and stamina were such that a sinking would have been impossible. Any difficulties rest with us, and I confess I have a problem with the biggest movements. Like much in late ...
Classical-music

Haven of peaceful stillness, or omen of disaster? The most evocative music inspired by the Moon

Four and a half billion years old and over a quarter of a million miles from Earth, the Moon is our oldest and closest solar friend. Viewed from Earth, by a stroke of celestial magic, it appears as ...
CNN

New analysis of Beethoven’s hair reveals possible cause of mysterious ailments, scientists say

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. High levels of lead ...
Variety

‘Beethoven’s Nine’ Director Larry Weinstein Set Out to Make a Doc About the Famed Symphony — but Ended Up With His Most Personal Film Yet (EXCLUSIVE)

When ARTE Germany CEO Wolfgang Bergmann approached Toronto director Larry Weinstein in January 2023 about making a documentary to mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the ...
SME

Listen to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata at the place where the maestro composed it

It might have been the beauty of Countess Julie “Giulietta” Guicciardi as well as of the park at the manor house in Dolná Krupá near Trnava, which inspired Ludwig van Beethoven to compose one of his ...
Daily Sabah

DNA Sonata: Beethoven's hair gives genetic insight into his death

Nearly 200 years after his death, scientists have gained insight into the fatal liver disease – but not his hearing loss – that haunted Ludwig van Beethoven as they sequenced the genome of one of ...