Latest News: Classical, Beethoven (composer)
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Recording of the Week,
Bach from William Christie and Beethoven from Masaaki Suzuki 30th March 2018Two veteran early music specialists venture into new territory: William Christie conducts Bach's Mass in B minor and Masaaki Suzuki turns to Beethoven's Missa solemnis.
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Recording of the Week,
Murray Perahia plays Beethoven's Hammerklavier and Moonlight Sonatas 9th February 2018For the first time in his illustrious career, Murray Perahia turns his attention to Beethoven's monumental Hammerklavier sonata, alongside the ever-popular Moonlight sonata.
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Recording of the Week,
Evgeny Kissin performs Beethoven piano sonatas 25th August 2017James is mightily impressed by a selection of Beethoven's piano music from Evgeny Kissin, including the Moonlight and Les Adieux sonatas.
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Interview,
Steven Osborne on Beethoven 27th October 2016The Scottish pianist talks to Katherine about his new recording of the Hammerklavier Sonata on Hyperion.
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Interview,
Sophie Pacini on Beethoven & Liszt 18th October 2016Katherine talks to the German-Italian pianist about her debut disc on Warner Classics.
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Interview,
Beethoven Symphonies from Lan Shui and the Copenhagen Philharmonic 1st October 2016David talks to the Copenhagen Philharmonic's Uffe Savery about the orchestra's second volume of Beethoven symphonies under Lan Shui, which comprises Nos. 5, 6, 7 and 8.
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Interview,
Sir Simon Rattle on Beethoven 7th September 2016The conductor discusses his recent recordings with the Berliner Philharmoniker, released in April on the orchestra's own label.
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Recording of the Week,
Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts Beethoven's Missa Solemnis 3rd June 2016Katherine listens to the recording of the Austrian conductor's final public performances.
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Recording of the Week,
Beethoven Symphonies from Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker 13th May 2016James listens to Simon Rattle's new complete Beethoven cycle with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
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Recording of the Week,
Grigory Sokolov plays Schubert and Beethoven 15th January 2016James listens to Grigory Sokolov play Beethoven's Hammerklavier and works by Schubert.
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Recording of the Week,
Igor Levit plays music by Bach, Beethoven, and Rzewski 16th October 2015Katherine listens to three sets of variations from the formidable Russian-German pianist Igor Levit.
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Favourites,
Ludwig van Beethoven - Orchestral & Choral Works James attempts the Herculean task of choosing his favourite recordings of orchestral and choral works by Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Interview,
Live Beethoven from the Elias Quartet 13th January 2015David talks to the young British quartet about their Beethoven cycle from the Wigmore Hall.
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Recording of the Week,
Maurizio Pollini completes his cycle of Beethoven Piano Sonatas 17th November 2014James reviews Maurizio Pollini’s recently-completed cycle of Beethoven Piano Sonatas.
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Interview,
Alessio Bax plays Beethoven 23rd September 2014David talks to pianist Alessio Bax about his new Beethoven disc, which combines well-loved sonatas with fresh transcriptions by Bax himself of orchestral works.
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Recording of the Week,
Belcea Quartet launch their Beethoven cycle 19th November 2012Excellent ensemble and complete sympathy and understanding between the players are the hallmarks of this projected complete cycle by the former BBC New Generation Artists, who have been winning plaudits galore for their live performances of these works over the past few years.
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Recording of the Week,
Beethoven Symphonies from Thielemann and Chailly 23rd January 2012Thielemann offers a cycle in the grand Germanic tradition with the Wiener Philharmoniker, whilst Chailly’s interpretations with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig emphasise lightness and freshness without ever sounding too hard-driven or breathless. James puts the case for each approach.
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Recording of the Week,
Beethoven’s Fidelio from Abbado and Kaufmann 20th June 2011The German tenor is mesmerising from his very first note, whilst Nina Stemme is scarcely less compelling as his heroic wife Leonore in this exhilarating live concert recording from last year’s Lucerne Festival.
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Recording of the Week,
Beethoven's Diabelli Variations from Paul Lewis 30th May 2011Following his masterly traversals of the complete piano concertos and sonatas, the British pianist imbues the Diabelli Variations with humour, exuberance and poetic beauty in a recording which stands comparison with his mentor Alfred Brendel.
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Recording of the Week,
Fliter and Ibragimova excel in Beethoven 25th April 2011Ingrid Fliter records the Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 17 and 23 on Warner Classics, and Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien continue their excellent series of the violin sonatas on Wigmore Hall Live.