Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile ...

From the early Op. 2 set of sonatas to the famous 'Moonlight', find out why Beethoven's piano sonatas broke the mould - and hear from pianists themselves about how they approach performing them.

This Sonata represents one of the few cases in which the popular title came from the composer himself - its full name is 'Grande sonate pathétique' (pathetic in the sense of 'suffering', rather than ...

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: I. Andante - Allegro Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: II. Allegro molto e ...

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

Our Beethoven piano sonata series continues today with the Piano Sonata No. 26, Op. 81A. Andreas Haefliger is our pianist. And we hear again today from Susan Kagan, author of Archduke Rudolph: ...

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

To hear all of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, presented in the order in which he wrote them over the course of thirty turbulent years, played by a consummate artist, is a rare opportunity. Pianist Jiayan ...

The two most pressing concerns for Beethoven in 1801 were his encroaching deafness and his preoccupation with 'a dear fascinating girl who', he wrote, 'loves me and whom I love'. This was the Countess ...

'There’s no denying his clarity: fingerwork is immaculate (passagework, trills and tremolos are unfailingly neat) and textures are lucid' Beethoven Piano Sonatas – No 30 in E, Op 109; No 31 in A flat, ...