How are the Black Keys and Beethoven alike? They both had the low-down dirty blues. JK! They both compose(d) music for two instruments! You’ve heard his symphonies. Now hear cellist Norman Fischer – ...

Before you get all excited, no: the Cypress String Quartet has not reunited. It’s just that we at Classical Classroom have been so busy that we’re a wee bit behind the times. By like…5 months-ish.

A deaf composer? It sounds like a bad joke, but Ludwig van Beethoven was able to make great music even when his world went silent. NO one’s really sure what day Ludwig van Beethoven was born, but we ...