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Schubert’s three piano sonatas, D 958, 959 and 960, were written in the last years of the composer’s life and are today considered some of the most important works in the piano repertoire. Their individual, …

Marked by its technical bravura, “Widmung” (or Dedication in English) has remained one of the most popular encore pieces in the piano literature, allowing pianists to display their virtuosity. However, Widmung is much more than …

Pianist Helene Grimaud was born in 1969 in Aix-en-Provence, France, and she began her piano studies at the local conservatory with Jacqueline Courtin before going on to work with Pierre Barbizet in Marseille. She was …

There are times when I listen to music that moves me, I find that words are inadequate. Today is such a time. As such, all I want to do is to share with you how …

Beethoven held a particular fondness for the Piano Sonata in F-sharp major, regarding it as one of his finest compositions. He dedicated the work to his student, the Countess Thérèse von Brunswick, whom some scholars …