David Dubal on the “Hammerklavier.” ...

Sonata for Piano No. 22 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Gerhard Oppitz, Piano Sonata for Piano No. 24 Gerhard Oppitz, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Sonata for Piano No. 29, 'Hammerklavier' ...

Long after most of my grandmother’s memories had faded, she would occasionally sit down at the piano bench, pull a yellowing score from a nearby shelf, and begin to play. Mendelssohn’s “Songs Without ...

Beethoven's second compositional phase, often known as his heroic period, is most obviously exemplified in the Eroica Symphony of 1803-4. But, as the slow movement of his Op. 26 Piano Sonata shows, ...

Andras Schiff has called Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 29 ("Hammerklavier") "a monument of impenetrability" with moments of humor and "unfathomable depths of tragedy and loss." Beethoven's 32 piano ...

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 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick One of our wisest pianists appeared at Carnegie Hall with some of the wisest music written for her instrument. By Joshua Barone One ...

Pianist Andras Schiff has immersed himself in Beethoven in a big way. He's performed all 32 of Beethoven's piano sonatas, in chronological order, in 20 cities around the world over the past few years.