Beethoven Archive

Yehudi Menuhin: Violin Concertos by Bach, Beethoven, and Bartók. I have found that I still come back to Yehudi Menuhin’s interpretation of the Beethoven concerto, despite the fact that so many other excellent performances do …

This recording by pianist Leif Ove Andsnes has been a collaborative project between the celebrated Norwegian pianist and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Together they have recorded all of the Beethoven Piano Concertos, as well as …

J. S. Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven: Quasi una Fantasia. Pianist Audrey Vigoureux, a native of Aix-en-Provence in southern France, started playing at the age of eight. She studied at the Conservatoire Supérieur of Geneva …

  Christiane Karg’s new recording: “Scene!” Christiane Karg is one of my favorite sopranos, not only because of her voice. Beyond that, she is able to bring a huge emotional quality to her performances, and …

  Conductor Klaus Tennstedt had a distinguished career and he specialized in the music of Wagner, Bruckner, as well as the classical composers. He died at age 71 in 1998. In his early years, he …