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 ...

Croatian pianist-composer Dejan Lazić will doubtless add to his reputation for erratic brilliance with this recording of Beethoven's Fourth Concerto. Recorded live in Sydney in 2009, it uses more or ...

Sonata for Piano No. 8, 'Pathétique' Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Yundi, Musician, Piano Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Yundi, Musician, Piano Sonata for Piano ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sonata for Piano No. 9 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Paavali Jumppanen, Piano Sonata for Piano No. 10 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Paavali Jumppanen, Piano Sonata for Piano No. 11 Ludwig van ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...