Ludwig van Beethoven’s beloved “Moonlight” sonata is on the program as Frank Glazer, dean of Maine pianists, performs the third concert in his season-long review of the complete Beethoven piano ...
Composed between 1801 and 1802, this popular piece is one of Beethoven’s best known piano works. Despite its nickname, in Beethoven’s mind this was never the ‘Moonlight’ Sonata. Instead, the rather ...
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 ...
From solo guitar to virtuosic violin, here are some of the most innovative takes on Beethoven’s iconic piano sonata. In 1801, great composer Ludwig van Beethoven sat down to pen another great piano ...