Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a prodigious composer, credited with 722 works that pushed the boundaries of music and ushered in the Romantic era. Yet, his personal life was marred by ...

Naomi: The late classical period is dominated by one of the true giants in the history of music… Ludwig: Me - Ludwig Van Offbeaten! Naomi: No - Ludwig Van ‘Beethoven’ born in 1770.

Ludwig van Beethoven was a well-known composer of the late Classical period. His music was heavily influenced by his predecessors Mozart and Haydn. A symphony is a piece of music for an orchestra.

The Romantic era is known for its intense energy and passion. The rigid forms of classical music gave way to greater expression, and music grew closer to art, literature and theatre. Beethoven ...

and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36.” The performance was a delightful contrast between two iconic composers of the classical era, the group pulling off two drastically ...

Beethoven used the theme we have come to associate primarily with his Third Symphony no less than four times, starting with the seventh of his 12 unpublished “Contredanses” from 1800-02 and in the ...

Try 1,000 years of music in this playlist from NPR Classical's Tom Huizenga ... and classics from the dawn of the recording era. Our mantra: Bach, Beethoven, before and beyond.

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is known as the “father of classical music” in ... will be performed Thursday. From Beethoven’s “middle period” it is the Sonata for Pianoforte and ...