Vladimir Ashkenazi Plays Beethoven Op 110
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 …
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Alina Ibragimova and Kristian Bezuidenhout Perform for You
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…
Beethoven Sonata #19, Opus 49, Number 1
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 …
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Plays Scarlatti
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 …
Chiaroscuro Quartet Performs for You
Formed in 2005, the Chiaroscuro Quartet comprises violinists Alina Ibragimova (Russia) and Pablo Hernán Benedí (Spain), the Swedish violist Emilie Hörnlund and cellist Claire Thirion from France. This international ensemble performs music of the Classical …