The first years of the 19th century found Beethoven at a crucial point of transition in his career. Having mastered the Viennese high Classical style for which Haydn and Mozart served as paradigms, he ...

"I would never have believed that I could be so lazy as I am here. If it is followed by an outburst of industry, something worthwhile may be accomplished." So wrote Beethoven from the Austrian spa ...

Beethoven's 23rd piano sonata is stormy and intense, so earned the nickname "Appassionata" or "Passionate". Pianist Iain Burnside has been listening to a wide range of recordings, old and new, to pick ...

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I have been practicing the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 23, or “Appassionata.” Several months ago I could play the third movement of “Appassionata,” and recently I ...

French pianist Pierre Laurent Aimard (ay-MAHR) plays the Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata", Op. 57, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827).