Roundup: A Lot of Love for Ludwig Van

Beethoven Awareness Month has wrapped up its second edition. Listen, watch and read everything from the month in one place. Obeythoven!

Nov 30, 2012

25 Essential Beethoven Recordings: The Bagatelles

The London-based American pianist Stephen Kovacevich included the Bagatelles on his complete Beethoven cycle for EMI in the 1990s and they continue to rank among the standout versi... Nov 29, 2012

25 Essential Beethoven Recordings: The Cello Sonatas

In the early 1990s Argerich teamed up with Mischa Maisky, one of the most soulful cellists around, to record Beethoven's five sonatas for piano and cello.

Nov 28, 2012

25 Essential Beethoven Recordings: Symphony No. 2

Perhaps it is the very weight of the Leipzig Gewandhaus's history that has spurred conductor Riccardo Chailly to record a cycle that stands out from the pack.

Nov 27, 2012

25 Essential Beethoven Recordings: The Middle Quartets

Beethoven’s three Razumovsky Quartets revolutionized the genre, so much so, that neither the works’ first performers nor audiences knew quite what to make of them.

Nov 26, 2012

Marathon Sundays: Beethoven's Complete Concertos

The fourth and final installment of our Sunday Beethoven marathon series features the composer's seven concertos. Grab a free download from the Piano Concerto No. 1 in advance.

Nov 25, 2012

Saturday Morning Cartoons: A Pastoral Thanksgiving

For this final Saturday of Beethoven Awareness Month, we spotlight the last movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral.”

Nov 24, 2012

25 Essential Beethoven Recordings: The Songs

Beethoven is believed to have written 158 songs, yet they remain a comparatively neglected aspect of the work of the world’s most celebrated composer.

Nov 24, 2012

25 Essential Beethoven Recordings: Late Piano Sonatas

Mitsuko Uchida came to Beethoven's sonatas much later in her career, and got started with the last three sonatas.

Nov 23, 2012

25 Essential Beethoven Recordings: Symphony No. 3

Conductor David Zinman leads the Zurich Tonhalle in a Beethoven cycle that blended modern instruments with a historical approach.

Nov 21, 2012