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Beethoven X: The Intelligence of Bodies • VAN Magazine

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Jan Swafford reviews Beethoven X—a new completion of the composer's unfinished Tenth Symphony, rendered by AI.

When VAN asked me to do a review of an artificial-intelligence-created realization of Beethoven’s Tenth Symphony called “ Beethoven X: The AI Project ,” which is based on the skimpy sketches he left when he died, I more or less groaned in my reply. “Not for me,” I said. “I know pretty much what I’ll think about it, and my review could get snarky.” “If so, that would be all right with us,” VAN said. “Well, OK,” I groaned back. So here I am and here goes. To continue reading, subscribe now. Subscribe from $4.99/month! Unlimited access to our weekly issues and archives. Already have an account? L

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