Ludwig van Beethoven

Spirited, peaceful, tender, bright, tranquil, sweet, energetic, reverent-this collection of beloved Christmas classics showcases a beautiful variety of holiday moods. The harmonies are rich and tinged...

Aufzeichnung eines Konzerts des Internationalen Beethovenfestes Bonn 2002

Beethoven started his career as a virtuoso pianist at a time when the piano itself was undergoing various changes, evolving from the relatively light instrument known to Mozart into a much more powerf...

The first performance of the Symphony in D minor, Opus 125, took place at the Karntnertor Theatre on 7th May, 1824, after a great deal of wrangling over the whole matter, and was a tremendous success...

Beethoven wrote nine symphonies, the first heralding the new century, in 1800, and the last completed in 1824. Although he made few changes to the composition of the orchestra itself, adding, when occ...

From folk music to film music, the violin is the star of instruments. Millions of children all over the world learn how to play it and the top performers make it sound beautiful. They can also do clev...

Meilensteine der Klavierliteratur auf der Debüt-CD des 17-jährigen Pianisten und Komponisten Franz Ferdinand August Rieks: Beethovens Waldsteinsonate, Prokofjews Sonate 7, dazu Rieks Klavierwerk op. 4...