The emperor of all piano concertos Yet if we consider ... for which Beethoven has no leisure in sonatas and chamber music.” Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Piano Concerto opens in a manner ...

Beethoven‘s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata (aka ‘Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27/2’) is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written for the piano. But how did it acquire its famous ...

His music was heavily influenced ... in scale and length of the movements. Beethoven develops the famous ‘fate’ motif extensively and the movements all become much longer.

Beethoven wrote 32 sonatas for piano in total. Sonata form was the most prominent musical structure of the Classical period and is divided into three sections. The development takes all of the ...

Beethoven is renowned as a great composer. Many people across the world know his name, that he wrote his best music after he became profoundly deaf and can perhaps hum the first few bars of his ...

Beethoven's work taps into a "universal ... it connects to something that is rare for us to have, all of us in our collective memory: a song, a melody, a theme like that.

Try 1,000 years of music in this playlist from NPR ... and classics from the dawn of the recording era. Our mantra: Bach, Beethoven, before and beyond.

To this day, their music continues to be performed by renowned symphony orchestras all around the world ... that the longevity of the likes of Beethoven and Mozart will surpass much of today's ...

We don't have recordings of Beethoven playing his music. We know he was an incredibly spontaneous composer, as well as all ...