Artur Pizarro plays Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique) ...

Ludwig van Beethoven and the piano were two of the most exciting new qualities of music in the 18th century and both are showcased in his Sonata Op.13 No.8 in C minor, Pathétique, first movement.

But when the German critic Ludwig Rellstab described the sonata’s famous opening movement as being akin to moonlight flickering across Lake Lucerne, he created a description that would go on to ...

Let’s get the name out of the way first. Beethoven composed his F minor Piano Sonata in 1804, and it was published in Vienna three years later, but it wasn’t named the 'Appassionata' for another 30 ...

Jeff Strong/Yale Public Information Office But if “masterpiece” can be meaningless, Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas, composed between 1795 and 1822, are deservedly touchstones.

She conveys the intimate lyricism implicit throughout the Moderato movement of Beethoven’s Op 110 Sonata with the elasticity of her phrasing. Yet closer scrutiny reveals that her expressive gestures ...

Beethoven Piano Sonatas Nos 8, 17 and 23 Sonata for Piano No. 8, 'Pathétique' Sonata for Piano No. 17, 'Tempest' Sonata for Piano No. 23, 'Appassionata' Explore the world’s largest classical music ...

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Saoirse Ronan, 17, from Co Carlow, Ireland, had never played the piano before but she was asked to play the role of a music-loving vampire in Byzantine.

View full size Mozart's beloved mother died while the two were traveling together, and his father blamed him for her death. The emotional trauma of her death can be heard in his Piano Sonata No. 8 ...

Ludwig van Beethoven and the piano were two of the most exciting new qualities of music in the 18th century and both are showcased in his Sonata Op.13 No.8 in C minor, Pathétique, first movement.