Ludwig van Beethoven
Experience: I play piano for rescued elephants
One would walk off if I played Schubert, but stay for hours for Beethoven
Paul Barton
24, Nov, 2023 @10:00 AM
Beethoven: String Quartets album review – Chiaroscuro Quartet’s versions are unforced and striking
The period-instrument quartets recording of Beethoven’s Ops 74 and 130 offers many rewards
Andrew Clements
19, Oct, 2023 @2:15 PM
Come together: the democracy of the symphony – music’s greatest form?
The real – and symbolic – power of the symphony has held composers in thrall for over 200 years. But what can it mean today, in our fractured and troubled world?
Emily MacGregor
10, Aug, 2023 @7:49 AM
Mitsuko Uchida review – bringing Mozartean finesse to Beethoven
Uchida’s playing of Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas avoided bombast but neither did she shirk from the climactic moments
Rian Evans
02, Apr, 2023 @10:41 AM
Beethoven’s bad liver may not have been solely down to alcohol, say experts
Cambridge study reveals the great composer experienced a hepatitis B infection and was at high risk for liver disease
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
22, Mar, 2023 @3:01 PM
Who was Beethoven’s mysterious Elise? Historian concludes she never existed
The identity of the muse for Für Elise has long puzzled experts. A new book suggests it was named by someone else, after the composer’s death
Dalya Alberge
22, Jan, 2023 @9:00 AM
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op 101 & Op 106, ‘Hammerklavier’ review – the power of Pollini | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week
The pianist’s severe, analytical style engages with two of the most challenging works in the repertoire to produce a disc of compelling, muscular authority
Andrew Clements
08, Dec, 2022 @3:30 PM
‘KABOOM!’ – why Basquiat’s explosive art should be listened to, not just looked at
From Beethoven to bebop to his own abrasive, atonal ‘noise band’, the now revered artist tuned his work to music at every turn of his career, as a major new show reveals
Andrew Dickson
16, Nov, 2022 @11:27 AM
Beethoven and Stravinsky Violin Concertos review | Erica Jeal's classical album of the week
In his first recording as conductor, Pekka Kuusisto is insightful and in control, and Vilde Frang brings electricity to both concertos
Erica Jeal
20, Oct, 2022 @2:00 PM
Prom 61: Chineke!/Edusei review – the choral symphony gleams and teems with detail
The young orchestra brought lightness and an appealing new directness to their Proms performance of George Walker’s Lilacs and Beethoven’s 9th
Erica Jeal
04, Sep, 2022 @12:32 PM
Elizabeth Leonskaja review – passion, power and purpose
The pianist was in foreful and majestic form as she performed the final three of Beethoven’s sonatas
Rian Evans
28, Aug, 2022 @2:20 PM
Alim Beisembayev review – mature and intelligent playing from a future piano star
With a programme of Haydn, Beethoven and Liszt, the Kazakhstan-born winner of last year’s Leeds Piano Competition confirmed that he is a musician to watch
Andrew Clements
08, Aug, 2022 @9:44 AM
1 / 37 pages