We take you to an epic concert in New York as we continue our series of the complete piano sonatas by Beethoven. In October, Symphony Space, a performance space on New York's Upper West Side, staged a ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. András Schiff’s cycle of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas, which ended ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Adrian Spence does not pussyfoot around when talking about the relevance of Beethoven. The founder and artistic director of ...

Absolutely; the focus and stamina were such that a sinking would have been impossible. Any difficulties rest with us, and I confess I have a problem with the biggest movements. Like much in late ...

Seventy-eight years before Thomas Edison gave the world the light bulb, Ludwig van Beethoven composed “Moonlight Sonata,” one of the most popular compositions in classical music. I read somewhere that ...

Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Sonata quasi una fantasia,” more popularly known as the “Moonlight Sonata” (1802). (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the ...

More info: The program includes performances of Beethoven’s Cello Sonata in A major, op. 69 and Cello Sonata in D major, op. 102, no. 2 The cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan reunited ...