Search results
May 7, 2024 · Beethoven considered eliminating the chorus from the piece, and the European anthem notably ditches the words.
From 1770 to 1827, Europe underwent fundamental changes. As a young man, Beethoven experienced the end of the monarchy; he saw Napoleon subdue the continent; and the Congress of Vienna brought...
His ideas may have been rooted in the work of European predecessors Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Josef Haydn, but the iconic German composer became who he was with the help of some familiar...
Apr 30, 2021 · The role of musicians in European society was likewise in transition, and it was the collapse of the aristocracy that affected Beethoven’s lifestyle most directly. Until Beethoven’s time, composers and performers found success through patronage: An appointment as court Kapellmeister meant a secure income, as well as a freedom from business ...
Feb 24, 2020 · Bad Godesberg. By The New York Times. No one can accuse Bonn — a modest city on the Rhine that was improbably the capital of postwar West Germany, before reunification returned the seat of ...
Aug 21, 2020 · 08/21/2020. The American conductor shares some thoughts on what Ludwig van Beethoven means to himself, to music history, to history in general — and to the rest of us. Kent Nagano has devoted ...
May 6, 2024 · Since 1985, Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" from the fourth movement has served as the European Union's official anthem. Outside the Beethoven House in Baden, which is marking the anniversary with a ...
