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The Great British art tour The Great British Art Tour: Beethoven's Leonore battles the darkness for liberty and light

With public art collections closed we are bringing the art to you, exploring hidden gems from across the country in partnership with Art UK. Today’s pick: Underworld (An Escape) at Glyndebourne

Published: 3 Mar 2021

Observer New Review Q&A Charles Hazlewood: 'I’ve had the most tormented, feverish relationship with Beethoven'

The conductor on his deep connection with the composer, his love of krautrock, and why the music industry is in the dark ages when it comes to disability

Published: 7 Feb 2021

Celebrated musician finds new 'best friend' to replace smashed piano

A grim year took on a new tune for pianist Angela Hewitt after she acquired a new bespoke grand

Published: 4 Jan 2021

'Every note pulses with life and warmth': pianist Boris Giltburg on Beethoven's music

Beethoven’s 250th anniversary was not the year any of us were expecting, but, as symphony cycles and opera productions were cancelled, his music spoke to us in deeper, more intimate ways.

Published: 27 Dec 2020
4 out of 5 stars.

Beethoven: The Piano Trios review – Barenboim revisits past glories
4 out of 5 stars.

Published: 10 Dec 2020
From the archive blog The EU anthem: Ode to Joy – archive, 1972

Published: 2 Dec 2020

4 out of 5 stars.

Chineke! Orchestra review – broadening horizons
4 out of 5 stars.

A spirited revival for the work of an African American composer of the 30s; and a turbulent Avril Coleridge-Taylor

Published: 3 Oct 2020

4 out of 5 stars.

Aurora Orch/Collon review – Ayres and Beethoven pairing is vivid and lithe
4 out of 5 stars.

Richard Ayres’s complex Beethoven tribute had real emotional power, while the latter’s Seventh symphony – performed from memory – was a joyous celebration of energy

Published: 11 Sep 2020
'Beethoven was black': why the radical idea still has power today

He helped galvanise the US civil rights movement, and today sparks intense debate about cultural dominance and the musical canon. In his 250th anniversary year can we listen to Beethoven and what he represents with fresh ears?

Published: 7 Sep 2020

TV tonight TV tonight: the first livestreamed night of the Proms

No audience in attendance, but Hannah Kendall’s Basquiat-inspired work and Beethoven are among the musical offerings. Plus: Lodgers for Codgers. Here’s what to watch this evening

Published: 28 Aug 2020
House music House music: Andrew Clements' watching and listening highlights

This week, Opera Harmony’s new socially distanced mini-operas, streaming from a scaled-down Salzburg, and the Proms revisits BBCSSO’s five-star Vaughan Williams

Published: 10 Aug 2020

Brief letters Not such a mystery for dog owners?

Brief letters: Rishi Sunak’s mask | Yorkshire Times satirist | Mystery object identified? | For the love of Brahms | Hand-washing tunes | Living in the United Queendom

Published: 21 Jul 2020

Published: 21 Jul 2020
'The nearest to God we get': stars pick the Beethoven work they cherish

Ali Smith does an opus a month, Tony Hall saw Fidelio on Robben Island, and Lady Brenda Hale used to march to his Grosse Fuge. As the Proms celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, stars reveal a favourite work

Published: 16 Jul 2020
Observer book of the week Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces by Laura Tunbridge – review

The author lets the music do the talking in this pithy new biography, which uses the composer’s works to shed new light on his life

Published: 12 Jul 2020
Know the score Beethoven: where to start with his music

We begin our new series with Beethoven, the gruff uncompromising genius who changed music forever

Published: 1 Jul 2020

5 out of 5 stars.

Lockdown culture Ibragimova/Bezuidenhout review – music-making held in almost miraculous balance
5 out of 5 stars.

Perfectly paired, violinist Alina Ibragimova and pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout’s recital was a masterclass in how familiar repertoire can be lifted from the page and fashioned anew

Published: 16 Jun 2020
Why today’s musicians should follow classical greats ... and improvise

A leading scholar says young pianists should follow in the spontaneous spirit of Bach and Beethoven

Published: 6 Jun 2020

3 out of 5 stars.

Beethoven, Brahms review - Sokolov finds radical Beethoven
3 out of 5 stars.

Grigory Sokolov
(Deutsche Grammophon, 2 CDs, 1 DVD)
He last gave a concert in the UK in 2007, so any opportunity to hear one of the world’s finest pianists is welcome, though this is uneven

Published: 7 May 2020

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