Subject:

Ludwig van Beethoven

  • Arts

    February 1, 2012

    Four by Four

    The Seattle Chamber Music Festival gets a little gnarly. Just a little.

  • Arts

    January 25, 2012

    Night and Day

    In Ludovic Morlot's hands, the Seattle Symphony reads two contemporaries as exact opposites.

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    You May Not Like The World is a Thorn, But I Bet Mozart or Bach Would

    ​Demon Hunter The World is a Thorn Solid State Metal isn't for everyone, but neither is Beethoven, Mozart or Bach. Both bend time and manipulate key signatures, putting an emphasis on finely executed instrumentation instead of lyrics (whether you can understand them or not), but one is likel ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 21, 2011

    New Kid in Town

    Ludovic Morlot launches his Seattle Symphony tenure with dazzling performances—and a daring failure.

  • Arts

    January 26, 2011

    Spring Forward

    With Muhly, Varèse, and Zappa, the Seattle Symphony hopes to open ears and minds.

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Time Magazine's 1969 Preview of Woodstock, Featuring "Musical Hot-Rodders Such As Canned Heat, Creedence Cleaerwater Revival ..."

    ​I was bumming around the downtown library this afternoon and stumbled upon the "Time Listings" in the magazine's July 4, 1969 issue. Chiming in on the upcoming summer's musical offerings, Time noted, "This summer the U.S. will resonate with music as diverse as the land itself. Pop, rock, folk ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2010

    Northwest Sinfonietta

    ​I was bumming around the downtown library this afternoon and stumbled upon the "Time Listings" in the magazine's July 4, 1969 issue. Chiming in on the upcoming summer's musical offerings, Time noted, "This summer the U.S. will resonate with music as diverse as the land itself. Pop, rock, folk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Spring Hill Has a Happy Hour for Nine-to-Fivers. And Beethoven.

    If Beethoven had eaten at Spring Hill he would've called his 9th Symphony the "Ode to Awesome Happy Hours."​ Spring Hill has introduced a daily happy hour. You should rejoice, you motherfuckers, the way the people who heard Beethoven's 9th Symphony the first time it was performed gave him a l ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2010

    American String Project

    If Beethoven had eaten at Spring Hill he would've called his 9th Symphony the "Ode to Awesome Happy Hours."​ Spring Hill has introduced a daily happy hour. You should rejoice, you motherfuckers, the way the people who heard Beethoven's 9th Symphony the first time it was performed gave him a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Tonight (and Last Night): the Cadence Chamber Orchestra

    The brand-new Cadence Chamber Orchestra plans to perform concerts in pairs, one in a traditional hall (tonight at 8, at Cornish College's PONCHO Concert Hall) and one, putting the hay down where the goats can get it, in an unconventional venue. For their debut last night, conductor Tigran Arakelyan ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2009

    Opus

    The brand-new Cadence Chamber Orchestra plans to perform concerts in pairs, one in a traditional hall (tonight at 8, at Cornish College's PONCHO Concert Hall) and one, putting the hay down where the goats can get it, in an unconventional venue. For their debut last night, conductor Tigran Arakelyan ... More >>

  • Music

    September 2, 2009

    Bumbershoot: Dance Fever

    For fans of U.S.E., it's not uncool to be happy.

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2009

    Seattle Chamber Music Society

    For fans of U.S.E., it's not uncool to be happy.

  • Calendar

    February 25, 2009

    Itzhak Perlman

    For fans of U.S.E., it's not uncool to be happy.

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    New Year's Eve Shows That AREN'T Sold Out

    With so many options to memorably end 2008, why not usher in the new year with music? For better or worse, other Seattleites had the same idea -- but try on one of these suggestions from our writers for size:New Year's Eve at the Paramount:With all the clubs and events competing for your champagne d ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 17, 2008

    How to Enjoy Fall Arts

    Our master events calendar: what to do, practically every night, from now to the end of the year.

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Great Art Exhibits In.... Tacoma?

    Our master events calendar: what to do, practically every night, from now to the end of the year.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2008

    Dalai Lama's Wall of Sound Send Off

    Our master events calendar: what to do, practically every night, from now to the end of the year.

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2008

    Seattle Symphony Announces '08-'09 Season

    Our master events calendar: what to do, practically every night, from now to the end of the year.

  • Calendar

    January 2, 2008

    Seattle Symphony

    Beethoven rules the New Year at Benaroya

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    Last Night at Meany Hall: Naked Melody

    Beethoven rules the New Year at Benaroya

  • Calendar

    October 24, 2007

    Homecoming

    Where the Seattle Symphony played as a toddler

  • Arts

    September 19, 2007

    Classical Picks

    Where the Seattle Symphony played as a toddler

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2007

    Borchert Reviews Beethoven's Diabelli Variations on KUOW Today

    Where the Seattle Symphony played as a toddler

  • Arts

    December 27, 2006

    Suffering Gaels

    SATURDAY: An excuse to visit Lake Forest Park, and a hot, hot slideshow.

  • Film

    November 8, 2006

    Copying Beethoven

    Opens at Metro and other theaters, Fri., Nov. 10. Rated PG-13. 104 minutes.

  • Arts

    October 11, 2006

    Baroque. Physics. Play.

    A smorgasbord of musical offerings, from Finland to Algiers.

  • Music

    October 11, 2006

    The Story SSO Far

    A new season offers a close look at a controversial conductor.

  • Arts

    March 15, 2006

    Don't Forget to Moisture-ize

    The Moisture Festival, Pat Graney Company, and pianist Mark Salman are not to be missed.

  • Arts

    November 23, 2005

    Beethoven in Bellevue

    On choosing the right warhorse to ride.

  • Arts

    October 12, 2005

    Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, Delaware, and Andras Schiff

    On choosing the right warhorse to ride.

  • Arts

    June 29, 2005

    Seattle Chamber Music Society

    On choosing the right warhorse to ride.

  • Arts

    May 12, 2004

    Performance Picks

    On choosing the right warhorse to ride.

  • Arts

    January 21, 2004

    Performance Picks

    On choosing the right warhorse to ride.

  • Arts

    October 8, 2003

    Recommended Arts Events

    Big Bamboo Ball, Heaven and Hell, and More

  • Arts

    May 14, 2003

    Peak Performance

    Pianist Craig Sheppard reaches for the summit with Beethoven in tow.

  • Music

    May 7, 2003

    Modern Love?

    Seattle Opera goes contemporary for a moving, if misplaced, Fidelio that offers 19th-century oppression in 21st-century style.

  • News

    May 23, 2001

    Classical events

    Seattle Opera goes contemporary for a moving, if misplaced, Fidelio that offers 19th-century oppression in 21st-century style.

  • Arts

    March 21, 2001

    Hello, L.A.!

    A visit from SoCal's finest brought everything but their favorite composer.

  • Arts

    January 24, 2001

    Three times four

    The evolution of the string quartet gets played out on local stages.

  • Music

    January 17, 2001

    Soundtrack stomp

    Three new films generate buzz, but do their musical companions match up?

  • News

    September 6, 2000

    Classical picks

    Three new films generate buzz, but do their musical companions match up?

  • Arts

    June 28, 2000
  • Arts

    April 5, 2000

    Last, but not least

    A renowned ensemble brings Shostakovich's final string quartet to town.

  • Music

    November 24, 1999

    Big Noise

    More, more, more! Box sets span composers' and musicians' entire careers

  • Arts

    September 8, 1999

    Fall arts preview

    Classical music picks

  • Arts

    July 28, 1999

    The halls are alive . . .

    With the sound of chamber music.

  • Arts

    May 26, 1999

    Bach for more

    Oregon's premier classical festival turns 30.

  • Arts

    April 21, 1999

    Oh, say, can you hear . . . ?

    American music is celebrated in a week's worth of concerts.

  • Arts

    September 9, 1998
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