The New York Times – Music:
Anthony Brandt, a musicologist whose work focuses on music cognition, talks about what this musical form and how human beings approach open-ended problems.
Category: Beethoven, Ludwig van
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
The New York Times – Music:
A novel approach to Mozart’s Requiem, orchestral works by Tania León and music conducted by Joe Hisaishi are among the highlights.
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Lead in Beethoven’s Hair Offers New Clues to Mystery of His Deafness
The New York Times – Music:
Using powerful technologies, scientists found staggering amounts of lead and other toxic substances in the composer’s hair that may have come from wine, or other sources.
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Review: The Great Emerson String Quartet Takes Its Final Bow
The New York Times – Music:
A pillar of chamber music for nearly a half-century, the Emerson players bid farewell with Beethoven’s Opus 130 and Schubert’s String Quintet.
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Review: Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra Gets Ambitious at Carnegie Hall
The New York Times – Music:
After decades away, the musicians, led by Kent Nagano, were back in the United States to perform works by Sean Shepherd, along with Beethoven and Brahms.
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DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets
The New York Times – Music:
By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions about his life and death.
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Singing, and Signing, Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ in Los Angeles
The New York Times – Music:
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Deaf West Theater are working on an innovative production conceived for both hearing and deaf operagoers.
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Review: A Recital Brings Together Two Schubert Masters
The New York Times – Music:
The pianist Mitsuko Uchida and the tenor Mark Padmore subtly threaded a program of Beethoven songs and Schubert’s “Schwanengesang.”