What does the name “Beethoven” bring to mind? A plaster effigy of a tousle-haired, grimacing visage, perhaps, staring out from the top of a piano or from above the entrance to a concert hall ...

Starting at the end, Georgia and Henry look at the report of Beethoven's post-mortem, carried out by Dr. Johannes Wagner in Vienna on the day after Beethoven died, 27th March, 1827. It makes grim ...

The European Central Bank is seeking a new design for euro banknotes, with possible subjects including great cultural figures ...

Beethoven, Polish-French scientist Marie Curie, Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes, Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci and Austrian peace activist Bertha von Suttner. These names ...

Nelsons stresses refined dynamics, rhythmic drive, balance and contrast as he closes the Beethoven Festival in style.