Sometimes, when things are stressful, nothing but the soothing sound of a solo violin will cut it to bring your heart rate down and induce a state of musical bliss. For those moments, we’ve chosen a ...
Despite Beethoven’s immense popularity, some of his best compositions remain neglected. Discover Beethoven's lesser known musical gems. Ask anyone to name their all-time Beethoven Top 10 and his ...
Maurice Ravel famously said of his own Sonata for violin and piano that both instruments are “essentially incompatible”. But when German violinist Isabelle Faust and Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen to the best of the stormy, tender work of the composer who changed music. In the past, we’ve asked some of our favorite artists to choose the ...
The complete piano concertos by Beethoven, performed by pianist Jayson Gillham, with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Carter. This cycle – the first in twenty years recorded with ...
Japanese-English classical pianist Mitsuko Uchida, conductor Andris Nelsons, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra offered the audience an evening of striking contrasts on April 19, weaving together ...
The most famous of Beethoven’s violin sonatas have nicknames. The Spring is named for its air of pastoral ease – although that choice of name had nothing to do with the composer. The Kreutzer got its ...
Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He was born into a musical family, learnt the piano and violin, and was performing publicly at the age of just 8. Beethoven was a brilliant keyboard ...
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