Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Slowly spiralling chords in the right hand. Deep, sinking bass in the left. The opening to Beethoven’s ...
The popular nickname of the 'Moonlight' for the second sonata of Op. 27 may be a fair title for the first movement, but the rest of the work contains some of the most turbulent music Beethoven ever ...
Even as he struggled with the onset of deafness, Beethoven took the piano sonata into new realms of expressive power and beauty. Beethoven composed his Moonlight Sonata in 1801, the same year that — A ...
Almost every major record label seems to have an archive of recordings by Sviatoslav Richter, whether made in the studio or taken from his recitals. Unlike many great pianists, Richter was never ...
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 ...
Igor Levit, the winner of Gramophone's 2016 Recording of the Year for his astounding Sony Classical set of variations by Bach, Beethoven and Rzewski, has just released a set of the 32 Beethoven piano ...
Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano, in the Nelson Music Room, featuring violinist Soovin Kim and pianist Ieva ...
Keys paid a moving tribute to basketball legend Kobe Bryant with Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata – which Bryant had learned to play on piano for his wife, Vanessa. Last night, family and friends of ...
Gilles Vonsattel first performed with Camerata Pacifica in 2017 and is now their principal pianist. He has played many Beethoven piano sonatas, but has been “genuinely” surprised by some that are ...
Best of Beethoven: we explore Beethoven's top 21 must-hear masterpieces. Discover the great composers and works with BBC ...
From a penny to 19 pawns, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz 1 What invention famously cost a penny at the 1851 Great Exhibition? 2 Who writes the blog A Don’s Life? 3 In what activity is the ...
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