This pared-back recording, which uses period-accurate instruments, makes Beethoven's thrilling music sound neat and prissy Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an author whose ...

The Second Symphony sets up some concepts the composer had already begun to think about in his early string quartets, in particular the Op 18 ones. His chamber music at this time – the piano sonatas, ...

The French record label Naïve has released a new Beethoven Symphony cycle as a single 5-CD unit, forgoing individual releases of the symphonies, which have typically come out two to a disc, with the ...

In this week's Feature Album, Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra present us with the first three symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven on ABC Classic. Thrilling live performances of ...

During the composition of his Second Symphony, Beethoven was much different from the man who would come to epitomize the Romantic artist. For the first time, he had disclosed his secret of ...

Symphony No. 1 Orchestra of the 18th Century Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Frans Brüggen, Conductor Symphony No. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Orchestra of the 18th Century Frans Brüggen, ...

Throughout the week Classic FM’s presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. Picture: Classic FM John Suchet plays a track from ...

Streaming platforms for Abbado – Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 5 haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

Beethoven's symphonies broke the mould - but if you're looking to own a set of recordings, which are the best albums to buy? Click on the album covers to listen and download. This fine 1999 set of ...

Decades of research have been poured into every musical and instrumental aspect of the “Historically Informed Performance” (HIP) of classical music: From the way the continuo bands of the time ...

The 2012 release of Live at Carnegie Hall: Beethoven Symphonies 7 & 5 (Soli Deo Gloria) was a tease. John Eliot Gardiner and his Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique appeared set to reprise his ...

There has been much to enjoy this season from Gisele Ben-Dor’s Annapolis Symphony Orchestra: a high octane, pedal-to-the-floor “Eroica” Symphony of Beethoven; an exceptionally well-played anthology of ...