Beethoven completed five Piano Concertos in under 20 years, but from the age of 38 he would never finish one again as his deafness stopped him from performing, writes John Suchet. Five completed Piano ...
The promise of Beethoven was enough to fill at least three-quarters of the Redlands Bowl Friday night, with many picnickers spilling out onto the surrounding lawns. And Friday night’s concert by the ...
Jane Jones explores the drama that reveals the piano as the poet. If your picture of Beethoven is, like mine, of a dramatic, dark personality whose tragic life events shaped him and his music, then ...
Beethoven’s 1817 fortepiano, built by Thomas Broadwood. Beethoven, though primarily thought of as a great composer, was also the greatest pianist of his age. Only Franz Liszt could approach ...
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 ...
Beethoven wrote some of the most profound music of any composer. Most people only know the top hits: The Ode to Joy from the 9th symphony, Symphony #5, the Moonlight and Appasionata piano sonatas.