Tag Archives: Beethoven
Beethoven Piano Sonata 2 in A Major
The pianist is Daniel Barenboim. According to one of the comments on this video, by the time Beethoven wrote his sonatas, the professional pianist was much more of a thing than it was in Mozart’s day, and this helps to … Continue reading
Beethoven Piano Sonata No 1
I have decided to start publishing Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. I have been posting a lot of music for orchestra, but I rarely get to hear music composed for one instrument or chamber type music. So, I am going to listening … Continue reading
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto Number 2 and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto Number 4
I went to the finale of the International Piano Competition in July. Three musicians played these two pieces. The first and third competitors played Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto Number 2. Here it is performed by Yuja Wang. The second competitor … Continue reading
Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Last weekend I went to the Cleveland Orchestra for the first time in almost ten years. The last time I went I heard The Lord of the Rings Symphony, and my friend proudly proclaimed that she had died and gone … Continue reading
