Beethoven Archive

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 ‘Hammerklavier’ Brahms: Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op. 117 No. 2 Rameau: Les tendres plaintes Pièces de Clavecin 1724: Les Tourbillons Les Cyclopes Les Sauvages …

Arthur Rubinstein plays Beethoven, Ravel, and Chopin For a very long time now I have felt that pianist Arthur Rubinstein may not have been technically very accurate in his playing; but his ability to be …

Robert Schumann: Études symphoniques and Fantasiestücke The German composer Robert Schumann had a sad and challenging life. At an early age he had significant emotional issues, and he ultimately died at an insane asylum at …

Beethoven String Quartets Ludwig van Beethoven composed music for string quartets throughout his life. The quartets that were designated by “Opus 18” actually number six different quartets that became highly successful. This group belongs to …

On the second volume in his complete cycle of all 32 sonatas, pianist Jonathan Biss has chosen the Sonata op.7 from 1796, a work exceeded in length only by the ‘Hammerklavier’ sonata, and the most …