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.

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 ...

Watch pianist Kira Nickerson perform Beethoven’s Piano Sonata #17 in D Minor, “Tempest.” Watch Kira Nickerson's full performance of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata #17 in D Minor, “Tempest.” Kira, a pianist ...

A few weeks ago I outlined some binge listening plans. I’ve completed two of them. The first was all 32 of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. The second was a survey of Baroque music. The Beethoven took about ...

Louis Lortie is back, this time in concert with music by Beethoven, as part of our continuing series of the 32 piano sonatas. We hear him play the famous "Pathetique," also known as Beethoven's Piano ...

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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 ...

The Lee University School of Music will present Dr. Muen Vanessa Wei, piano, in a faculty recital on Monday, Sept. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Squires Recital Hall, located in the Humanities Center on Lee’s ...

Whether or not music stirs inside, each of us bears a living metronome at our core. It may tick at 40 or 100 beats per minute, in three-quarter time or in six-eight, erratically or like a Swiss clock.

In the days after Kobe Bryant's death in January 2020, the internet was flooded with tributes, memorial videos, and, of course, a fair share of misinformation. One video that drew a skeptical eye ...

NPR's Fred Child talks with commentator Mark Kroll about the nuances of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 11, as our complete series of the Beethoven piano sonatas continues. We also hear a concert ...