TEN years ago, pianist Peter Serkin made a Beethoven recording that included the “Moonlight” Sonata and the “Appassionata.” Moonlight was evidently on, or in, his mind, since even the agitated and ...

"I would never have believed that I could be so lazy as I am here. If it is followed by an outburst of industry, something worthwhile may be accomplished." So wrote Beethoven from the Austrian spa ...

French pianist Pierre Laurent Aimard (ay-MAHR) plays the Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata", Op. 57, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827).

Beethoven composed some the most recognisable classical music in the world, from his monumental "Choral" Symphony to intimate solo piano music like the "Moonlight" Sonata. In 2019, ABC Classic ...

Even as he struggled with the onset of deafness, Beethoven took the piano sonata into new realms of expressive power and beauty. Beethoven composed his Moonlight Sonata in 1801, the same year that — A ...

As Beethoven's deafness grows his music undergoes a profound change. • Having faced the worst his demons can hurl at him, Beethoven resolves to go on as though nothing is wrong, and as an act of ...

Mahya Mahroomi’s glowing smile radiated out from the piano stage half-light at the “Bravos” and extended applause greeting her Beethoven ‘Appassionata’. Her knee-length white dress, trimmed with black ...