The Latest Breaking News from Beethoven

The conductor, whose historically informed evangelism helped transform the classical music world, has died. Tom Service remembers a man who looked to the past to find a fresh and thrilling present.

Mixtape takes the berries with the bruises

As the musical world mourns the celebrated pianist, we assess his wide recording legacy and pick the 12 best, from Russian rarities to quickfire Beethoven

Widely regarded as the ‘musicians’ musician’ Brendel was the first pianist to record all of Beethoven’s piano works during a much-garlanded career spanning 60 years

Sviatoslav Richter’s already huge catalogue is enriched by these rediscovered recordings of recitals of Beethoven’s piano sonatas from 1965

5/5 The quartet been playing Beethoven’s quartets for decades – they’ve recorded all 15 of them twice – now, they truly inhabit the work

You probably recognize most of these names - Beethoven, Marie Curie, Frida Kahlo, maybe even Malala. Well, knowing someone’s name is one thing, but knowing what they actually did is another. This quiz is all about matching these 25 well-known people to their real specialty or field of expertise.

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