Rogues’ Gallery: Twenty composers who did things they shouldn’t
A candid assessment of those who went down and those who got off scot free.
A candid assessment of those who went down and those who got off scot free.
Fidelio take one: Jacobs makes a case for Beethoven’s first thoughts.
Limelight critic Phillip Scott looks at recordings that were the talk of the town on their first appearance, and that have continued to impress pundits and public ever since.
The new Beethoven 2020 Complete Edition set really does set a new benchmark, and includes many of the greatest Beethoven recordings of all time, says Clive Paget.
Exciting period performances of well-known classics alongside a 19th-century rarity.
Beethoven and Adams make for an absolutely riveting combination.
HIPster Mozart and Beethoven at its finest.
Soon to perform all five of Beethoven’s piano concertos across two concerts, fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout explains why hearing this music on period instruments is a walk on the wild side.
A rousing and triumphantly optimistic experience.
Beethoven shouldered his fair share of emotional vicissitudes over a lifetime, but his last twelve months were among the most trying of all. Clive Paget looks at the triumphs and the tragedies of the composer’s final year, while Brett Dean reflects on two of his own works that have been inspired by Beethoven’s complicated states of mind.
The MSO reached beyond the stars for its acrobatic opening gala.
One of today's great string quartets delivers unique accounts of Beethoven's music of the future.
Artistic Director Chris Howlett explains how the six-concert 3MBS Beethoven Marathon will show the softer side of the famously irascible composer.