Photo: Kevin Brown Start Slideshow Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven ... Press release. Beethoven—famous for compositions like Bagatelle No. 25 (popularly “Für Elise”), Sonata ...

It’s an ode to DNA. A new study sheds light on how Ludwig van Beethoven died almost 200 years ago — a puzzle that many have been interested in solving. Using five strands of the German ...

like this version of "Fur Elise," one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions with a little of Batiste's special keyboard magic sprinkled throughout. (SOUNDBITE OF JON BATISTE'S "FUR ...

March 22 (Reuters) - Using five locks of hair, scientists have sequenced the genome of one of history's greatest musical composers - Ludwig van Beethoven ... Für Elise. In 1802, Beethoven ...

This album is a unique blend of classical and contemporary music, showcasing Batiste’s innovative approach to reimagining the works of the legendary composer Ludwig van Beethoven. From a young ...

A genetic study conducted on locks of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair revealed more details about the composer's death at a relatively young age in March 1827. The University of Cambridge biological ...

Fired by ambitions to turn his gifted son into a second Mozart, Johann van Beethoven would keep him slaving at the piano all night, raining blows on him when he made a mistake. Young Ludwig was an ...

Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the greatest composers of all time, but he was plagued throughout his life by myriad health problems, most notably going mostly deaf by 1818. These issues certainly ...

Scientists have confirmed that Ludwig van Beethoven had lead poisoning, but it did not contribute to his untimely death. To this day, nobody knows for certain what caused the liver and kidney ...

To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” is one of the first songs I learned to play on the violin. I’ll never forget the elation I felt playing ...