However, questions regarding his race have been a recurring issue. So, was Beethoven black? The fact of Beethoven's ethnicity has been the subject of scholastic research and investigations.

Starting at the end, Georgia and Henry look at the report of Beethoven's post-mortem, carried out by Dr. Johannes Wagner in Vienna on the day after Beethoven died, 27th March, 1827. It makes grim ...

In a film about Beethoven in 1803 Vienna, the composer walks by a Black violinist. Dove looked at her husband — they had heard of colorblind casting, but really? Dove had stumbled upon George ...

On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna, Austria. On its 200th anniversary, much was made about this seminal achievement of a composer routinely touted as the ...