The greatness of Beethoven cast a long shadow. It was Brahms whose First Symphony was long delayed by the intensity with which the composer felt “the tramp of such a giant behind you”. And the shadow ...

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Colorado has long been a haven for summer classical music festivals, with the Aspen Music Festival as the most prominent and established. True music aficionados are also well aware of how fortunate ...

The Calidore String Quartet reflect on the importance of Beethoven's quartets in their lives Beethoven’s music has been an integral part of our quartet since the beginning. In our first reading ...

There is such a legacy of recordings of Beethoven's quartets that new versions find it hard to make their mark. This cycle from the Takacs Quartet promises to be different. The group will complete its ...

The line of cars expecting to enter the underground parking of the Colburn School was long and stationary. A Beethoven concert was to begin in 10 minutes. It took another frustratingly full 25 minutes ...

"I'm sorry, I'm getting choked up now," says Pacifica Quartet violist Mark Holloway. He's not talking about a recent family tragedy. He's talking about Beethoven. And not about the great 19 th-century ...