Long ago, I was not good with Beethoven.I enjoyed reading his biography and liked listening to his music. But when it came to ...

Of all the musical genres (that word again), the Piano Sonata is the only one that Beethoven worked on more or less consistently throughout his life. No large gaps as with the Symphonies or String ...

From the early Op. 2 set of sonatas to the famous 'Moonlight', find out why Beethoven's piano sonatas broke the mould - and hear from pianists themselves about how they approach performing them.

Sonata for Piano No. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Stephen Kovacevich, Piano Sonata for Piano No. 2 Stephen Kovacevich, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Sonata for Piano No. 3 Ludwig van ...

This recording of Serkin from 1977 highlights a 20th-century great who brought musical purpose and intellectual rigour to every detail Rudolf Serkin ranks among the greatest of 20th-century pianists; ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by critic’s notebook Our chief classical critic took on the daunting Opus 110 in college, and now relishes risky recordings. By Anthony Tommasini For my ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 Mitsuko Uchida, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Rattle, Conductor Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 Berlin ...

Ludwig van Beethoven and the piano were two of the most exciting new qualities of music in the 18th century and both are showcased in his Sonata Op.13 No.8 in C minor, Pathétique, first movement. In ...