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. 14, 'Moonlight' Alessio Bax, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Sonata for Piano No. 29, 'Hammerklavier' Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Alessio Bax, Piano (Die) Ruinen von Athen ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by critic’s notebook Our chief classical critic took on the daunting Opus 110 in college, and now relishes risky recordings. By Anthony Tommasini For my ...