Violinist Janine Jansen Plays Beethoven
Janine Jansen was born in Soest, a Dutch town in the province of Utrecht. To say that she grew up in a musical family is like saying that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart grew up in a …
Beethoven Archive
Beethoven’s Piano Concerti #2 and #5
The piano as an instrument during the 1700’s and 1800’s appeared and sounded quite different from today’s instruments. The piano progressed from using a plucked string technology to using the later approach where a felt-covered …
Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
I have listened to this music many many times. And I am very unhappy when I do not hear it played in an adequately Legato manner. Often the short note in the melody is chopped …
Beethoven’s Piano Sonata #30
Beethoven composed 32 piano sonatas during the 57 years of his lifetime. These works are often categorized as emerging from his so-called “early”, “middle”, or “late” periods. Recently I have been studying the last three …
Beethoven’s Piano Concerti Numbers 1 and 4
During the year of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, his piano concertos are an important source for understanding the history of the practice of this instrument. In the early nineteenth century, the modern permanently replaced the harpsichord …