Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas together form ... The first opens with a ferocious ‘French Overture’-like introduction, ushering in a stormy, violent allegro that eventually burns itself ...

At least three other composers set the work (both in French and Italian) before Beethoven, but his is the only one still in the repertoire. Revolution, tyranny, political prisoners… Sounds a bit ...

Going backward, at least in opus numbers, Grimaud began with Brahms’s Op. 116. These are “Seven Fantasies,” which are three ...

Brahms’s Fantasies, Op. 116, is actually another collection of intermezzos leavened with the fiery pieces the composer called ...

When the bullfighter Rafael el Gallo was introduced to Ortega y Gasset and told that he was a philosopher, he left a phrase ...

Beethoven wrote his only opera at a time of Europe-wide upheaval amid the turmoil and fall-out of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. And in Fidelio he addresses some of his life-long ...

February concerts have been announced at The Royal Conservatory, including Piaf! The Show, which returns after a sold out run ...

An international team of scientists has successfully sequenced the genome of the legendary composer, Ludwig van Beethoven, for the first time ever. The scientists examined Beethoven’s genes to ...

Bouzereau interviewed many of Williams’ collaborators and admirers for his documentary, including Spielberg and George Lucas, ...

Mr. Solal, who also wrote music for films and symphony orchestras, was revered in Europe and hailed in the United States on his rare visits there.

Pick a yearly time to sort through your unwanted belongings and donate them to charity. Shelters always need things like ...

Choosing a movie for family viewing is always a special moment that unites the family and creates fond memories ...