Beethoven
List of News Articles
Haydn, father of the symphony
22 September 2025
In the latest in our series looking at the symphony, what makes Haydn so significant in its development?Symphonies and their nicknames
8 September 2025
Beethoven's Fifth has a nickname? Well, it does according to some people ...Beethoven's 'lesser' symphonies
26 May 2025
Why are some Beethoven symphonies better-known than others?Joseph Joachim and the great German violin concertos
7 April 2025
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruch and Brahms: four violin concertos, all connected by a single violinist.Beethoven and C minor
31 March 2025
What was it about C minor that brought out Beethoven's defiant side? We take a look at a few examples.The double bass concerto
17 February 2025
We complete our survey of the concerto for stringed instruments with the double bass. It's not just about jazz!Making a splash: water music beyond Handel
6 January 2025
We take a look at musical depictions of water, from trickling burns to the wide expanse of the ocean, to see what lurks below the surface.The violin concerto
16 December 2024
We've reached the violin in our series on the concerto, and there's no end of them! (You might want to pour yourself a cup of tea for this.)The search for Beethoven's successor
4 November 2024
Beethoven died in 1827. Who would be worthy to take on his mantle?Beethoven's Seventh: the apotheosis of the dance?
10 June 2024
How has Wagner's epithet affected the way we approach this favourite Beethoven symphony?Heavenly realms
6 May 2024
We look at some of the many depictions of Heaven in the Christian choral tradition.La numérotation des symphonies
22 April 2024
Pour marquer le concert de l'Orchestre à la Halle aux Grains, le 21 mai, nous nous penchons sur une question parfois épineuse ...