Fired by ambitions to turn his gifted son into a second Mozart, Johann van Beethoven would keep him slaving at the piano all night, raining blows on him when he made a mistake. Young Ludwig was an ...

Ludwig van Beethoven was fascinated by exoticism, cultures other than the familiar European ones and their representation in art. He was not alone with this in the classical music tradition. As part ...

One of the world’s most influential composers, Ludwig van Beethoven changed the course of Western music. Despite losing his hearing, he created some of history’s most celebrated works ...