Whenever one speaks about Beethoven's piano music, it is usually his sonatas that come to mind. However, his other works for this instrument are of no less significance. Thus it is not a coincidence t...
The fantasy played a relatively small role in the piano music of Viennese Classicism. Beethoven's sole contribution is perfectly suited to its genre designation in that the work, written in 1809, prov...
Called 'Kurfürstensonaten' (Prince-Elector sonatas), these three sonatas were published in fall 1783. In the dedication - which was most certainly not formulated by Beethoven - one reads: 'Most lofty...
This inexhaustible collection of Beethoven's piano works is highly recommended to players who wish to gain deeper insight into Beethoven's musical development. It contains all of Beethoven's piano com...
At first glance, this spirited work does not seem to fit the picture that Beethoven's contemporaries have passed down to us; this is why the work was long looked upon deprecatingly as a 'salon piece'....
The famous Rondo a Capriccio is an example of the lighter side of the composer, who is usually labeled as a weighty and earnest master. Written in 1794/95, it was inexplicably left unpublished . This...
The autograph of Beethoven's Bagatellen op. 33 mentions the year 1782 in its title. The date, and the fact that Beethoven amended it, have led to a number of speculations concerning the time of its ge...
With its appealing opening melody, this piece is widely known and beloved under the title Andante favori. It was written as the slow movement of the famous 'Waldstein' Piano Sonata in C major, op. 53....
