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 ...

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 ...

Anyone who has had a child give a piano recital, or has played in one, knows the exquisite terror involved. Now imagine the performer is deaf. “Moonlight Sonata ...

Music has the power to bring people together. Think of the audience of relatives and friends watching a married couple share a first dance. Or a country’s national anthem being sung during war. A ...