Ode To Joy has accompanied some of the world's most historic turning points, becoming a rallying call for unity and peace.

Fired by ambitions to turn his gifted son into a second Mozart, Johann van Beethoven would keep him slaving at the piano all night, raining blows on him when he made a mistake. Young Ludwig was an ...

This sort of put-upon, nervy air makes Mitchell the perfect lead of Ludwig, a BBC One dramedy—one that leans more toward comedy than drama—that aired last fall and lands on BritBox this week.

Today's programme is presented by Elizabeth Alker. Songs Without Words Op. 30/3 in E Songs Without Words Op. 53/2 in Eb Songs Without Words Op. 53/3 in G minor ...

Mitchell is really the sole comic figure here, but on his own he’s enough to call “Ludwig” a comedy. Still, some deep drama — amplified by the Beethoven quotes on the soundtrack ...

Storgårds closes the program with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 ... Orchestra), conducting Alban Berg’s Seven Early Songs with mezzo-soprano Irene Roberts in her Orchestral Series ...

When the star singer Asmik Grigorian dropped out of the orchestra’s performance at Carnegie Hall, Beethoven’s Fifth and his “Leonore” Overture No. 3 subbed in. By Corinna da Fonseca ...

One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness. Bedridden since the previous Christmas, he was attacked by jaundice, his limbs and ...

David Mitchell is aiming to deliver "more of the same" in Ludwig season 2, which intends to commence filming later this year. The former Peep Show star and Would I Lie to You? panellist has ...

The track is the last instrumental to have held the top position. Taking a look at the short list of instrumentals to have achieved number one status, it’s glaringly obvious that there has been a ...