The Octet for Winds by Ludwig van Beethoven is challenging for the players, but listening is easy! It will bring joy and delight to your morning. Join Emily Boyer just after 9 a.m. on 91.1, 107.5, and ...

If you’re looking for the perfect week to explore musical variations at the Aspen Music Festival and School, this may be it, as a colorful and eclectic lineup of 50-plus events moves through a broad ...

A vibrant concert pairing Beethoven’s youthful Wind Octet, Linda Buckley’s meditative Fall Approaches, and the majestic Emperor Concerto—an exhilarating journey from fresh charm to reflective ...

Emperor Franz Joseph II and his brother Maximilian, Elector of Cologne, had competing wind bands. Beethoven wrote his Octet, op. 103 for one of them — we're not sure which — and Max's band is the one ...

Somewhere between Beethoven's Wind Octet and Gordon Jacob's "Old Wine in New Bottles," the estimable UA Wind Ensemble and upstart UA Chamber Players will travel to a galaxy far, far away. The ...

Piano transcriptions and symphonic reductions were very common in the 17th Century, providing a way to disseminate music for performances in homes and parlors. These reductions also provided a needed ...