Luisi must have been right on Beethoven’s markings for the Fifth’s first two movements — the first edgy, bristling with ...

The Symphony in E flat of Mozart and Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony" are quite alike from a technical point of view. They both have perfection of form and a wealth of melody, but Mozart thereby ...

For years, a rumor has circulated that Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony had been shown to kill 20% of cancer cells in lab tests without affecting healthy cells. For example, someone posted ...

The famous opening theme of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, which can be represented by the rhythm da-da-da-dumm, can now be seen in a new light, thanks to the investigations of Barry Cooper. The theme ...

As its 2023-24 season draws to a close this weekend, the San Francisco Symphony will be saying farewell to five veteran players whose years of service total more than 180. The retirements of the ...

An experiment in Brazil compared the effects of exposing breast cancer cells in culture to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D, and Ligeti's "Atmosphères." The experiment ...