The program notes for Till Fellner's recital on Sunday afternoon compared the feat of performing all 32 of Beethoven's piano sonatas to climbing Mount Everest. Indeed, there are parallels. Both were ...
In the late 18th century it was customary to publish works in multiples of three and Beethoven typically worked on the triptych of his Op. 10 simultaneously between about 1796 and 1798. No. 3 is ...
When we finally see the return of concerts, shared experiences by full audiences, everyone together, the moment will be less for fireworks than for thanksgiving. Let us begin, then, with Beethoven as ...