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.

What’s a little less Lang Lang and a little less Haydn in the over-the-top final weeks of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s exceedingly generous centennial season? Gustavo Dudamel had planned a ...

With typical assertiveness, Beethoven once asked, “With whom need I be afraid of measuring my strength?” You might, indeed, measure the strength of his genius with a number of other great composers.

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 ...

You’re one of the greatest guitarists of all time. You want a song that really shows what you can do. You want a tune that demonstrates why you’re considered a Rock God. You want a song like “Voodoo ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. An upstart composer from a small town, ready to make his mark on the world... Beethoven moved ...

Complete cycles of the Beethoven piano concertos have been as regular as rumbling Metra trains at Ravinia at least since the late 1970s. The latest pianist to venture the five concertos here is the ...

Two triumphant piano concertos, straddling the Classical and Romantic periods. Grandeur, excitement, and beauty from Beethoven and his contemporary, Kuhlau. Album of the Week, 1 October 2012. If you ...

The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) is set to welcome one of the towering figures of classical music, as legendary pianist Rudolf Buchbinder takes centrestage for a landmark Beethoven piano ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. "He's struggling with this idea of his own voice, but also trying to do what he thinks people want to ...