So wrote Beethoven from the Austrian spa town of Baden to his piano pupil Ferdinand Ries on ... without singing any definite notes. When questioned as to what it was he answered, 'A theme for ...

No two of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas are alike. Even more than in his string quartets, which similarly span his creative life, he seemed to make new strides in form and motivic development in ...

But if you like your Beethoven a touch more anarchic, then it is Phillips and Guy whom I would recommend above all. Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 Sonata for Cello ...

After listening to pianist Jon Batiste’s most recent record album, Blues, for the umpteenth time, I reveled in the fact that this is “easy listening” music that could provide the soundtrack for the ...

This young Ludwig Van Beethoven ... as well as the piano, organ and harpsichord. His experience on stage gave him a great sense of how music moves an audience, how certain notes carry in large ...