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I came to the US as an immigrant in 1951. I became a US citizen in 1957. I can prove all of this: I came through Ellis Island, and they have records of my arrival… …

The three Beethoven piano sonatas Opus 109, 110 and 111, were written between 1820 and 1822. As his sketchbooks show, these three sonatas were worked on all at the same time and may thus be …

Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano, and Alina Ibragimova, violin, bring you the music of Franz Schubert. This was performed at Wigmore Hall, London. The music is Schubert’s sonatas for violin and piano…  

Both of Beethoven’s 19th and 20th piano sonatas form his Op. 49 (respectively numbers 1 and 2). They are short, relatively simple pieces, and it is often said that their 1805 publishing was made out …

Few pianists have provoked greater awe and controversy than Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli: awe through his crystalline perfection, controversy through interpretations that ranged from the chilly to the sublime. At his greatest, the results were unforgettable …