Turns out Beethoven didn’t just sound intense — he looked it, too. Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, scientists say they’ve finally pieced together what the famously moody maestro ...

A Cameron University music professor spent six years getting inside the mind of one of history’s greatest composers.

A genetic study conducted on locks of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair revealed more details about the composer's death at a relatively young age in March 1827. The University of Cambridge biological ...

Ludwig van Beethovens 'Quote of the Day' highlights self-reflection, human imperfection, and the emotional difficulty of ...

Ludwig van Beethoven, despite profound deafness, continued to compose masterpieces like the Ninth Symphony. He developed an ...

People who program orchestras were fretting this time last year about how they would open the first concerts following the first day of Spring (March 20) and, related, St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day ...

New research published in the journal Current Biology uses DNA sequencing to uncover that the great composer did not die from lead poisoning after all... In 1802, at the age of just 32, Ludwig van ...

Despite his status as one of history's great composers, Beethoven is also remembered for his surly disposition and unkempt appearance. 'He was indeed irritable, untidy, clumsy, rude, and misanthropic, ...

When asked how important in the history of music is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford replied, "It's immensely important. It's literally and metaphorically bigger than any ...

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony may not be his greatest. It's not even a favorite of the musicians who play it, and yet we treat it as the pinnacle of Beethoven's musical genius. It tops every popularity ...

One of Beethoven’s most famous piano sonatas features in Billy Joel’s 80s hit, ‘This Night’. It’s no revelation that Billy Joel is a pop genius on the piano – but it turns out he’s equally in-the-know ...