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Classic FM’s John Suchet to present Northern Sinfonia’s Big Beethoven weekend at Sage Gateshead

Classic FM partner orchestras gather at Sage Gateshead for Beethoven Symphonies marathon
Beethoven's greatest works

The 20 greatest Beethoven works of all time

John Suchet’s ‘Beethoven: The Man Revealed’ is available now on Amazon!

New edition of John Suchet’s ‘Beethoven: The Man Revealed’ released for Beethoven 250
Beethoven may not have been completely deaf, new research reveals

Beethoven ‘was not completely deaf’ at the premiere of his Ninth Symphony, musicologist reveals
André Rieu’s version of Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ is currently topping the iTunes singles chart

Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ tops UK singles download chart

Rachmaninov was more innovative than Beethoven, researchers say

Rachmaninov is the most innovative composer in 200 years, researchers reveal

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Alicia Keys shouts out ‘old dude in a wig’ Beethoven in her Grammys piano medley

Alicia Keys gives a shout-out to Beethoven in her Grammys piano medley
John Suchet conducts Beethoven

Watch Classic FM’s John Suchet conduct a Beethoven symphony, for the very first time
Portrait Ludwig van Beethoven when composing the Missa Solemnis', 1820.

Beethoven’s unfinished tenth symphony to be completed by artificial intelligence
John Lennon inspired by Beethoven

This John Lennon song is based on Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
Für Elise clock

This Beethoven piano alarm clock is charming, perplexing and annoying
John Suchet to present ‘Beethoven – The Man Revealed’ for 52 weeks to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth.

Beethoven 250: Classic FM announces UK’s biggest radio series dedicated to the great composer
Lebanese protestors sing ‘Ode To Joy’ in Arabic

Lebanese protestors pause to sing Beethoven’s Ode to Joy in Arabic
Classic FM Experiences: Discover Beethoven and best of the Danube with Classic FM's John Suchet

Classic FM Experiences: Discover Beethoven and the best of the Danube with John Suchet

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Brass against Brexit

Professional brass players play ‘Ode to Joy’ outside UK parliament to protest Brexit
Beethoven meme

A maths teacher accidentally made a music meme that trolled the world

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If Beethoven was from Baghdad...

If Beethoven was born in Baghdad? This middle-eastern ‘Für Elise’ is too infectious for words
Bartolomeo – and one of his inventions

Who invented the piano – and why does nobody remember him?

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