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‘That was really done at the very last second, kind of crazy close to the release’

‘That was really done at the very last second, kind of crazy close to the release’

It was a French election, to elect a French president. But Emmanuel Macron took to the stage below the quintessentially French Eiffel Tower on April 24 for his victory speech to the sound of the European anthem, Beethoven's "Ode to Joy". He told his supporters that their fellow electors had…

Pianist of exceptional talent whose lack of flamboyance, together with his technical command, emphasised the effortlessness of his playing

An illustrious student-teacher double act is full of rewards; the Castalians illuminate in works spanning Beethoven to Adès; and two operas on BBC TV

Listening to a Beethoven symphony instead of dance music, or hip-hop while on the move could possibly increase the range of your electric car and improve its energy efficiency, according to tests recently carried out on behalf of one manufacturer. South Korean manufacturer Kia is backing this unusual claim with…

The automaker argues that you will get better range if you listen to Beethoven as opposed to more upbeat pop music.

She is hosting a new show which sees her exploring music that inspires her.

A new book tells how classical music, played to the Chinese by the Philadelphia Orchestra, ushered in decades of valuable interchanges now under threat

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