Classic FM

Beethoven's Piano Sonatas: John Suchet's guide to the music

Of all the musical genres (that word again), the Piano Sonata is the only one that Beethoven worked on more or less consistently throughout his life. No large gaps as with the Symphonies or String ...
Classic FM

Beethoven's Piano Music - Where To Start

Ludwig Van Beethoven's piano music is some of the most popular, and constantly played by performers everywhere. But if you're a first-time listener, where do you start? Like much of Beethoven's work, ...
Hamptons.com

Beethoven, Baroque and More at Bridgehampton Chamber Music’s Autumn Concert Series

The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Autumn concert series brings exquisite classical music to the Hamptons. This year's programs ...
BBC

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.8, first movement - Edexcel

Much of this success was due to a disregard of composition conventions and rules, pushing the performers and their instruments to their limits. Today there are many artists who have recorded and ...
Chattanoogan.com

Lee University School Of Music To Present Final Beethoven Series

The recital, “Finale in C,” is the final recital in Wei’s “Complete Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Concert Series,” which ...
The New York Times

Playing Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Changed How I Hear Them

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by critic’s notebook Our chief classical critic took on the daunting Opus 110 in college, and now relishes risky recordings. By Anthony Tommasini For my ...
Colorado Public Radio

He Wanted Larger And Louder: The Pianos Of Beethoven’s Time Weren’t Enough For Him

Ludwig van Beethoven came on the heels of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn. Those great composers had reached the peak of their expression, and music — all arts, in fact — needed to move along ...
The Financial Times

Daniel Barenboim: Beethoven’s Complete Piano Sonatas — the work of a mature artist

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. During the lockdown Daniel Barenboim said he had more time to play the piano than for 50 years. One of the ...
The New York Times

The Woman Who Built Beethoven’s Pianos

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Beethoven at 250 Nannette Streicher has been marginalized by history, but she was one of Europe’s finest keyboard manufacturers. By Patricia Morrisroe ...
Austin American-Statesman

'Orchestra's finest hour': Pianist Anton Nel joins symphony for sublime Beethoven cycle

It will be remembered as a historic weekend for Austin entertainment and culture. Arranged as a chamber orchestra — a smaller ensemble harking back to those of Beethoven's day — the musicians treated ...
BBC

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.8, first movement - Eduqas

Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He was born into a musical family, learnt the piano and violin, and was performing publicly at the age of just 8. Beethoven was a brilliant keyboard ...