Note to Readers: This column is switching gears to review the complete Andras Schiff and Idil Biret Beethoven Sonata cycles. One sonata will be addressed at a time. This will be more orderly than ...

Beethoven poured his "scowling genius" into his 32 sonatas — works that helped transform music forever. Three artists discuss their attempts to... Beethoven's Sonatas: 'From Darkness to Light' ...

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 ...

A wonderful box set of all 32 of Beethoven’s Complete Piano Sonatas, performed by the veteran Italian virtuoso, Maurizio Pollini, has been issued on Deutsche Grammophon/ Universal Classics. His ...

Chamber Music Northwest will present Artistic Director and violinist Soovin Kim and pianist Ieva Jokūbavičiūtė in a program of three Beethoven violin sonatas on Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. The ...

With typical assertiveness, Beethoven once asked, “With whom need I be afraid of measuring my strength?” You might, indeed, measure the strength of his genius with a number of other great composers.

Sonata for Piano No. 29, 'Hammerklavier' Hj Lim, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Sonata for Piano No. 11 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Hj Lim, Piano Sonata for Piano No. 26, 'Les adieux' Ludwig ...

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 ...