(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 COMMON saying of the Philistine is that music makes no appeal to the intellect : it neither deals with definite ideas, nor arrives at exact results ; it is clearly nothing but an amusement of the ...

In his last sonata, Beethoven seems to have found the ultimate solution to the unity of form by resolving in one movement the conflicts of the other. The two movements contrast on a number of planes: ...

It was Arne Nordheim’s notion to juxtapose his 1971 composition Listen with Beethoven’s C minor Sonata. Fortuitously, Einar Steen-Nøkleberg had recorded both works for Simax, and here they’re coupled ...

Recordings by the Italian pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli are far too infrequent, considering the unusual combination of elegance and strength he brings to whatever he performs. Beethoven’s C ...

The spectacular final movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, played with a reactive visualiser. This is stunning. The third movement to Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata (No. 14 in C sharp minor) has ...

Pianist András Schiff likes to encompass his activity in long-range exploratory projects, and now he’s got a new one. With the completion of a two-year immersion in Bach’s keyboard music, he has ...

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 ...

A prodigious builder of musical bridges, Jennifer Koh is a violinist with a number of ongoing projects meant to connect people, disciplines and eras. To gain insight into a musician’s mind, for ...