In Greek mythology, the god Prometheus fashions the first man and woman out of clay, then brings them to life. Beethoven brought the story to life for the ballet stage in his "Creatures of Prometheus.

The San Francisco Symphony’s Beethoven Festival is about to reach its midpoint with a re-creation of the composer’s insane four-hour concert of December 1808. But first, Michael Tilson Thomas and the ...

Ballet and Beethoven don't seem to go together, but he did write one, called "The Creatures of Prometheus," and it was a success. From Royal Festival Hall, in London, Sir Roger Norrington conducts the ...