The myth was further cemented by Johann Joachim Winckelmann, an influential 18th-century German art historian, who believed ...

The myth was further cemented by Johann Joachim Winckelmann, an influential 18th-century German art historian, who believed ...

Throughout history, love has been able to move empires, inspire immortal works, and sometimes lead people to gestures that ...

Cleverly installed rumble strips on a highway in the United Arab Emirates give drivers an unexpected taste of the classic ...

A highway in Fujairah, UAE, now plays Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony as cars drive over special rumble strips. Known as the ...

Over the past 145 years, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” has been used to celebrate July 4th, sell cereal and ...

Bringing some actual excitement to bushwalking, I broke through the sludge and twigs to uncover an abandoned racing circuit ...

DNA from Beethoven's hair, snipped as keepsakes by his admirers, has finally orchestrated a genetic encore that's hitting all the right notes with scientists.Were he alive today, Beethoven might have ...

An analysis of locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair suggest he had lead poisoning. It may have contributed to chronic ailments, deafness and — ultimately — his demise.