Beethoven Sonata SeriesThe young Japanese pianist Hiroko Sasaki is in the spotlight today as our series of the Beethoven piano sonatas continues. She plays the Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 1, No. 2 in ...

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A previously unheard Beethoven piano sonata is to be performed on Sunday in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw. A new completion of a Beethoven piano sonata will receive its world premiere this weekend in ...

Beethoven's output for cello and piano spanned his lifetime -- starting with the two sonatas he composed in 1796; two near ...

During 2003, renowned Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro performed an epic 8-concert cycle of all 32 Beethoven Sonatas at St John's, Smith Square, London. Comprehensive programme notes on each Sonata ...

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Beethoven’s most popular sonata, the ‘Moonlight’, has been performed and recorded by hundreds of pianists over the past century. Jed Distler compares a judicious selection of recordings The ...

Beethoven is known for crossing all sorts of musical boundaries, and the opening to his "Kreutzer" Sonata for Violin and Piano is a brilliant example. Beethoven himself said that the sonata is written ...

Ludwig van Beethoven was a well-known composer of the late Classical period. His music was heavily influenced by his predecessors Mozart and Haydn. A symphony is a piece of music for an orchestra. In ...

Jane Jones has a glimpse into the heart of the contradictory composer. When I skipped practice and decided that I wasn’t made for music, I reckoned without Beethoven. It’s years since my schooldays ...