Paul Lewis' father was a lover of the music of John Denver, so it took a small electronic organ and a local library in a 'satellite' town of Liverpool to awaken his interest in classical music. The ...

Beethoven completed five Piano Concertos in under 20 years, but from the age of 38 he would never finish one again as his deafness stopped him from performing, writes John Suchet. Five completed Piano ...

Sonata for Piano No. 3 Radu Lupu, Piano Johannes Brahms, Composer Theme and Variations Johannes Brahms, Composer Radu Lupu, Piano (2) Rhapsodies Johannes Brahms, Composer Radu Lupu, Piano (3) Pieces ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Kent Nagano, Conductor Mari Kodama, Piano Berlin German Symphony Orchestra Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 Ludwig van ...

Rattle conducts Zimerman and a socially distanced London Symphony Orchestra in recordings of clarity and beauty It is easy to forget now, but 2020 should have been the year of Beethoven, when ...

Andsnes and the MCO’s fresh and sensitive performances of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos have been an early Proms highlight. But is there such a thing as ‘authentic’ Beethoven? In the glittering wake of ...

Jane Jones explores the drama that reveals the piano as the poet. If your picture of Beethoven is, like mine, of a dramatic, dark personality whose tragic life events shaped him and his music, then ...

From time to time, the Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes decides to orientate his professional life towards certain specific projects. Back in 2008 he revisited and reassessed the music of his fellow ...

Romanian pianist Andrei Licaret performs with the 'Magic Summer' Festival Orchestra.

Stormy, emotionally charged harmonic shifts. Flowing classical lyricism interrupted by lightning bolt chords. Propulsive rhythmic themes swept along by avalanches of rapid scales and arpeggios.

The first all-Australian piano concerto cycle in more than 20 years is an exciting and poignant contribution to the 2020 Beethoven celebrations. Beethoven's five piano concertos were written over a ...