piano Archive

  Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 6 and 7 It was Beethoven who gave the piano trio the musical form it was to retain throughout the 19th century. Beethoven accomplished that by giving the stringed instruments …

  Bach Sonatas. While the solo sonatas for violin alone are one of the most well-known compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, his works for violin and piano are also amazingly beautiful and frequently very moving. …

Daniil Trifonov: The Carnegie Recital In the past thirty years, the honor of a live Carnegie Hall recital recording has been given by Deutsche Gramophone to only two pianists: Mikhail Pletnev and Lang Lang. Now, …

Van Cliburn winner: Concert Review. Texas-born pianist Van Cliburn died a few months ago. Do you remember the excitement he created when he won the First International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, back in 1958? …

Rachmaninov and Chopin: Cello Sonatas Denise Djokic is a Canadian cellist. She has appeared as soloist with many Canadian and US orchestras. It is always great to feature relatively unknown artists, to show you their …