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 each ...

Sonata for Piano No. 29, 'Hammerklavier' Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Michael Leslie, Piano (33) Variations in C on a Waltz by Diabelli, 'Diabelli Variations' Michael Leslie, Piano Ludwig van ...

Andras Schiff has called Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 29 ("Hammerklavier") "a monument of impenetrability" with moments of humor and "unfathomable depths of tragedy and loss." Beethoven's 32 piano ...

Sonata for Piano No. 29, 'Hammerklavier' Grigory Sokolov, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Grigory Sokolov’s 1975 recording of the Hammerklavier Sonata is a minute faster overall than his live ...

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A near-capacity audience of all ages turned out for Yuja Wang’s astonishing recital of works by Brahms, Schumann and Beethoven on Tuesday night at the Soka Performing Arts Center. What kids and ...