Sarah Walker surveys the available recordings of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C minor, Op.13 (Pathétique) to make a recommendation. Written in the late 1700s when Beethoven was 27, the 'Pathétique' ...

Thirteen was Beethoven’s lucky number—his lucky opus number, that is. “Opus” means work, and classical composers (or their publishers) frequently number their scores in chronological order using the ...

This is one of a set of 4 video analysis podcasts that goes through the RECAPITULATION section of the Pathetique Sonata. It includes verbal analysis, score visuals and written prompts. Each video in ...

Workbook with information, media links and activities. Includes reference to Edexcel Study Guides. A bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a particular topic, or a series of ...

Beethoven's 'Pathetique' Sonata Audio will be available later today. Pianist Louis Lortie plays the last movement from the Piano Sonata No. 8, by Beethoven.

Frank Glazer, a pianist of international renown whose professional career began during the 1930s, continues his 2009-10 survey of the complete cycle of 32 Beethoven piano sonatas in concert at 7:30 ...

Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' Steven Osborne, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Sonata for Piano No. 8, 'Pathétique' Steven Osborne, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Sonata for Piano No.

When I listen to Beethoven, and when I play him, I sometimes feel as if I am being chased by the theme. The tension is ...

George Harliono is a terrifyingly talented young pianist. Here he is aged 11, impressing a crowd of fans with a Beethoven sonata. In the summer of 2012, The City of London Festival – which sadly ...

This Sonata represents one of the few cases in which the popular title came from the composer himself - its full name is 'Grande sonate pathétique' (pathetic in the sense of 'suffering', rather than ...