First performed in concert in 1808, the Choral Fantasy was composed as a "Finale" that would represent elements of the several works that had been performed in
A collection of essays on music and life by the famed classical pianist and composer Stephen Hough is one of the world’s leading pianists, winning global accl
Over the last two centuries, Beethoven's music has been synonymous with the idea of freedom, in particular a freedom embodied in the heroic figure of Prometheus