1. Posted on 9 November, 2012

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    Hear the acclaimed Belcea Quartet perform two of Beethoven’s grand and enigmatic final string quartets, from WQXR. Photo: Melanie Burford/NPR

    Hear the acclaimed Belcea Quartet perform two of Beethoven’s grand and enigmatic final string quartets, from WQXR.

    Photo: Melanie Burford/NPR

  2. Posted on 16 July, 2012

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    You can now own all of the piano sonatas Beethoven wrote for less than $10. And this isn’t some late-night sonic ShamWow offer. Do these ultra-cheap box sets help or hurt the classical music business?

    You can now own all of the piano sonatas Beethoven wrote for less than $10. And this isn’t some late-night sonic ShamWow offer. Do these ultra-cheap box sets help or hurt the classical music business?

  3. Posted on 30 March, 2012

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    The Brooklyn Philharmonic invited Brooklyn musicians to take Beethoven’s “Eroica” finale and run with it. Five artists have emerged in a contest to which one will be performed live on June 9 in Bed-Stuy. Here is one of the five contestants, Swaggbrarians, a group of high school students who used their voices to punctuate the remix.

    Hear all five Beethoven remixes.