Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas together form one of the most important collections of work in the history of music. The 32 piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven together form one of the most vital ...
Technically, neither No. 1 nor No. 2 was really the first: Beethoven had written another piano concerto (Wo04) aged 14. If some of the dates around the big concertos seem a little bit vague ...
‘There are and there will be thousands of princes,’ wrote Beethoven to Prince Lichnowsky. ‘There is only one Beethoven.’ People approach Beethoven with a feeling of awe and reverence. Whether you like ...
An unforgettable all-Beethoven programme featuring the monumental Choral symphony with its climactic ‘Ode to Joy’ performed by the renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The Barbican Hall is located ...
In Part 1 of this week’s Sunday Sitdown, Billy Crystal takes Willie Geist on a walk through his alma mater, NYU, where he was taught by then up-and-coming director Martin Scorsese.
Although there is no definite masonic record for Ludwig van Beethoven, there are strong grounds for believing that he was a mason. "Many of his friends and fellow musicians were masons and there are ...