On Tuesday, Yellow Barn presents a free concert, a thank you to the residents of the chamber music center’s hometown of Putney, Vt. The concert includes an echo of a rather grimmer homecoming: Ludwig ...

There's tragedy, humor and a ghostly slow movement in Beethoven's Ghost Trio, the Piano Trio op. 70, No. 1. The Chinese Performing Arts Foundation in Boston sponsored this concert with pianist Ning An ...

Beethoven’s "Ghost" Piano Trio earned its nickname for its slow and dark middle movement. While the title appears to have originated with a description of the music by Beethoven’s student, Carl Czerny ...

With even his stern face and wild artist's hair as iconic as his music, it’s not easy to remember that Ludwig van Beethoven was once a struggling up-and-comer. But at the end of the 18 th century and ...

Here’s a trivia question for classical music fans: What were the first pieces Beethoven wrote that were deemed worthy of publication? In other words, what’s Beethoven’s Opus One, the music that ...

Although German composer Ludwig van Beethoven is known primarily for his symphonies and solo piano pieces, his canon of compositions runs much deeper. Among Beethoven's other accomplishments are his ...