Beethoven Archive

The Sonata #14 by Beethoven did not get the subtitle “Moonlight” until many years after the composer’s death. The name “Moonlight Sonata” comes from remarks made by the German music critic and poet Ludwig Rellstab. …

Ludwig van Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770. That is 249 years ago today! Words are inadequate. Let us celebrate by listening to his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, as played by violinist Yitzhak …

The second volume of the Beethoven Violin Sonata cycle performed by James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong follows the earlier release of sonatas nos. 6 &9 ‘Kreutzer’. This new album contains the three early op.12 sonatas …

Date: January 26, 2020 at 7:30 PM Venue: Davies Symphony Hall; 201 Van Ness Avenue; San Francisco, CA Performers: Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin Lambert Orkis, Piano Program: Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor Beethoven Violin Sonata …

“In themselves, Beethoven’s quartets represent an odyssey, a round-the-world voyage,” says Quatuor Ébène. The French ensemble is marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth with a global tour of 21 countries. In the course of …