"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 ...

Sonata for Piano No. 21, 'Waldstein' Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Olga Pashchenko, Fortepiano Sonata for Piano No. 23, 'Appassionata' Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Olga Pashchenko, Fortepiano ...

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

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 ...

Sonata for Piano No. 8, 'Pathétique' Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Michel Dalberto, Piano Sonata for Piano No. 12 Michel Dalberto, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Sonata for Piano No. 14, ...

Of all the musical genres (that word again), the Piano Sonata is the only one that Beethoven worked on more or less consistently throughout his life. No large gaps as with the Symphonies or String ...

Beethoven thought that his Waldstein and Appassionata sonatas for solo piano were some of the best he ever wrote. History agrees with him: These famous masterpieces have been studied and worshiped by ...