This Sonata represents one of the few cases in which the popular title came from the composer himself - its full name is 'Grande sonate pathétique' (pathetic in the sense of 'suffering', rather than ...

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt) Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique': II. Adagio cantabile Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat ...

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. In ...

Even as he struggled with the onset of deafness, Beethoven took the piano sonata into new realms of expressive power and beauty. Beethoven composed his Moonlight Sonata in 1801, the same year that — A ...

In his last sonata, Beethoven seems to have found the ultimate solution to the unity of form by resolving in one movement the conflicts of the other. The two movements contrast on a number of planes: ...

Beethoven's Fantasy in C minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra was composed in 1808 - it might be popular now, but its premiere wasn't all that well-received. Of everything Beethoven composed, this is ...

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 ...

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso Violin ...