Rock singer Falco and composer Ludwig van Beethoven are buried here, near running paths and a dedicated bus route: Vienna Central Cemetery is no ordinary graveyard - and that's not just because an ...
In explaining the social and biographical background of the story of Messiah, Charles King brings the masterpiece to life — ...
Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos is renowned internationally, but you wouldn’t know it as he greets the audience at the ...
A study published in 2023 highlights significant discoveries that were only made possible through DNA analysis of Beethoven’s hair.
The composer would outlive his doctor by nearly two decades, yet close to two centuries after Beethoven's death a team of ...
The Resor House was a hugely pivotal project for Mies van der Rohe, in both his life, and his career. It was his first commission in the United States and prior to landing in Chicago, he lived for ...
In his thrilling 1956 call to arms, Chuck Berry pictured classical music’s colossus spinning in his grave as the ... “What sets Ludwig apart is that this is not Beethoven’s music as ...
Arranged as a chamber orchestra — a smaller ensemble harking back to those of Beethoven's day — the musicians treated each of these concertos almost as symphonies, so closely did they engage ...
John and the gang go back to school to investigate the suspicious death of a headmaster. In doing so, John is faced with his own bad memories of school but is pleasantly surprised when he ...