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When asked how important in the history of music is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford replied, "It's immensely important. It's literally and metaphorically bigger than any ...

Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him. They weren’t able ...

Ludwig van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5, perhaps the world's most famous musical composition, for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. Among other incredible ...

The DNA found in Ludwig Van Beethoven's hair provides clues as to what was the cause of death that befell the late music composer on his untimely death back in 1827. At the time, the German composer ...

While America was struggling to define its independence in the late 1700s, the upper echelons of European society were exploding with creativity. In a small Austrian town, a young musical prodigy was ...

THE English or American reader, whose only biography of Beethoven has been the translation of Schindler’s work by Moscheles, will be pleased to find scattered through Marx’s two volumes a number of ...

Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most acclaimed pianists and classical composers of all time. Nearly two centuries after his death in 1827, Beethoven's legacy transcends time and space. His music is ...

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 as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Statue of Beethoven - ArTono/Shutterstock In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven left the hubbub of Vienna for the town of Heiligenstadt, ...