Beethoven wrote piano sonatas throughout his life, from the early pieces he wrote as virtuoso vehicles for himself to the highly distilled essays he crafted after deafness had put an end to his ...

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 ...

(CBS 11) - When I was studying classical piano in Dallas as a kid, I was fascinated by the massive amount of work that German composer Ludwig van Beethoven wrote for piano. I actually was able to play ...

A few weeks ago I outlined some binge listening plans. I’ve completed two of them. The first was all 32 of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. The second was a survey of Baroque music. The Beethoven took about ...

Beethoven probably would have agreed that his 32 piano sonatas deserved to be called “the New Testament of keyboard music.” The titan of Bonn knew his own worth; and while he knew that Bach’s ...

Pianist Kim Sun-wook will launch a two-year recital series next month to perform Beethoven’s 32 sonatas, considered by some music scholars as one of the most monumental piano repertoires. Still a ...

The amazing part is that there still are some tickets available for next Wednesday, when the great pianist András Schiff plays a dream program at the President’s Piano Series in Meany Theater. The ...

It was barely 10:01 a.m. when pianist Stewart Goodyear sat at a Steinway concert grand at the Mondavi Center. Time was of the essence, for this concert performance would not end until 13 hours later.

Andras Schiff has called Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 29 ("Hammerklavier") "a monument of impenetrability" with moments of humor and "unfathomable depths of tragedy and loss." Beethoven's 32 piano ...

Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1: 1. Allegro Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1: 2. Adagio Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1: 3. Menuetto ...