Beethoven Archive

DVD of the Month: Beethoven Triple Concerto

More than 200 years after its premiere at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Isabelle Faust, Jean-Guihen Queyras and Martin Helmchen have congenially mastered the artistic challenge of Beethoven’s gemstone. Under Herbert Blomstedt’s sensitive direction, the soloists …

Old is Often Great!

This is a recording made many years ago. Yet the permanence and longevity of this music speaks to the excellence of the following: Composers: Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) Works: Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 1 in …

Vladimir Feltsman Plays Brahms

Johannes Brahms (1833-1896) absorbed and integrated the musical legacy of his time, as did J.S. Bach before him. The music of Brahms is intimately connected to and rooted in the German-Austrian tradition that he inherited. …

Angela Hewitt Plays Beethoven

This latest instalment of Angela Hewitt’s Beethoven is bookended by the great ‘Tempest’ and Op 109 sonatas. The performances—incentive enough to acquire this release—are as usual complemented by Angela’s own booklet notes which provide real …

Beethoven’s Music for Winds

All around the world, critics cheered the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Soloists’ previous album of Mozart Divertimenti: ‘superb in every way’ (Fanfare), ‘a joy from start to finish’ (Europadisc), ‘sparkles with joy and chuckles with …