Beethoven’s Op 53 represented a revolution in his piano style, says Patrick Rucker, as he sifts through almost a century of recordings The Sonata in C major, Op 53, was published in Vienna in May 1805 ...

Rudolf Serkin, piano (Sony Classical, 3-CD set). Serkin was exceptionally finicky when it came to passing approval on his studio recordings, which explains why all nine of these Beethoven sonata ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. "There is a time in the piano music world: before the 'Waldstein' Sonata and after the 'Waldstein' ...

Beethoven dedicated his Piano Sonata No. 21 to his friend and patron Count Ferdinand von Waldstein. It’s considered one of his most technically challenging piano sonatas. Hear American pianist Garrick ...

Beethoven thought that his Waldstein and Appassionata sonatas for solo piano were some of the best he ever wrote. History agrees with him: These famous masterpieces have been studied and worshiped by ...

Local piano professors do not often give solo recitals in Orchestra Hall, and that`s our loss, judging by the excellent performance Carmen Or offered over the weekend. Or, a Soviet-Israeli artist who ...

Concerts that stand out from the rest are often memorable for the unity between performer, programme and audience. The Hong Kong piano recital by Igor Levit was one such concert. The Russian-born ...

A brief but stunning display of virtuosity kicked off the 2001 International Piano Symposium Sunday afternoon at the Colburn School of Performing Arts. The symposium, which offers a week of master ...

Since giving her first concert at the age of seven, pianist Olga Kern has enjoyed decades of critical acclaim for her powerful and passionate performances. During the next two weeks, she brings both ...

One of the most striking elements of Maxim Vengerov’s 2004 recital was his choice of pianist, the fiery, technically brilliant Fazil Say. At times he was too much–too much volume, too much physical ...