symphonies

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Think of Haydn and his hundred-plus symphonies, Rossini’s nearly 40 operas, and the astonishing array of more than 1,500 works of all kinds that Schubert wrote during his 31 brief years on the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

“Ludwig” tosses in the additional coloring of a classical music-inspired soundtrack driven by Beethoven’s famous symphonies.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025

For more than three decades — beginning at a time when live performances of these symphonies, each a psychical experience, were not commonplace — the local Mahler Society held annual “Mahlerthons.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

The perfect mix and match of Jurgen Klopp’s heavy metal football then the calmer symphonies of his successor Arne Slot.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024

That's why people discover mathematical infinity and electromagnetic waves, that's why they write symphonies.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer