One of Beethoven’s most famous piano sonatas features in Billy Joel’s 80s hit, ‘This Night’. It’s no revelation that Billy Joel is a pop genius on the piano – but it turns out he’s equally in-the-know ...

Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' Steven Osborne, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Sonata for Piano No. 8, 'Pathétique' Steven Osborne, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Sonata for Piano No.

Of all the musical genres (that word again), the Piano Sonata is the only one that Beethoven worked on more or less consistently throughout his life. No large gaps as with the Symphonies or String ...