In 2013 James Brawn launched his ‘Beethoven Odyssey’, a survey of the composer’s 32 piano sonatas that reaches its final destination here with Vol 9. My reviews of previous volumes characterised the ...
Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Murray Perahia, Piano Sonata for Piano No. 29, 'Hammerklavier' Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Murray Perahia, Piano The first thing ...
From the early Op. 2 set of sonatas to the famous 'Moonlight', find out why Beethoven's piano sonatas broke the mould - and hear from pianists themselves about how they approach performing them.
Cellist Watkins’ career-long immersion in the composer pays dividends in his pairing with Alessio Bax’s unfussy virtuosity As cellist of the Nash Ensemble and the Emerson Quartet, Paul Watkins has ...