Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. "There is a time in the piano music world: before the 'Waldstein' Sonata and after the 'Waldstein' ...

Beethoven dedicated his Piano Sonata No. 21 to his friend and patron Count Ferdinand von Waldstein. It’s considered one of his most technically challenging piano sonatas. Hear American pianist Garrick ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The first volume of Bavouzet’s projected traversal of all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas was an unqualified triumph, the ...

Evgeny Kissin, the Russian-born pianist, began his recital at Carnegie Hall on Saturday night with Beethoven’s “Waldstein” Sonata. An electric current ran through the opening measures. Right through ...

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 ...

Concerts that stand out from the rest are often memorable for the unity between performer, programme and audience. The Hong Kong piano recital by Igor Levit was one such concert. The Russian-born ...