He was only 30 when he composed the Violin Sonata No. 5. Shortly after writing it, he would go deaf, fall hard and fail in love, have marriage proposals rejected and face a tough, grueling life. That ...

Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: II. Tema con variazioni (Andante con moto) Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: ...

Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: I. Presto Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso, piu Allegretto Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23 ...

For Beethoven's 250th birthday, James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong are giving us the gift of a complete violin-sonata cycle over the course of the season. These ten beloved works are cornerstones of the ...

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Strangely miked, oddly presented. David Breitman is placed due right, Paul McNulty’s copy of an Anton Walter fortepiano stuck in the corner. Elizabeth Wallfisch, extreme left, appears to play in a ...

Have you heard of the Afro-European violin virtuoso, by whom Beethoven was so impressed that he composed a sonata just for him? Here’s the story of George Bridgetower. George Augustus Polgreen ...

Donald Macleod and his guests discuss Beethoven’s early chamber music.. Show more Donald Macleod is joined by Raphael Wallfisch and Sara Bitlloch to discuss Beethoven’s early chamber music. All ...

Late last year, to get the #Beethoven250 celebrations started, Deutsche Grammophon released Ludwig van Beethoven: the new Complete Edition, comprising 118 CDs, 3 Blu-ray audio discs and 2 DVDs, as ...