Seventy-eight years before Thomas Edison gave the world the light bulb, Ludwig van Beethoven composed “Moonlight Sonata,” one of the most popular compositions in classical music. I read somewhere that ...

A wonderful box set of all 32 of Beethoven’s Complete Piano Sonatas, performed by the veteran Italian virtuoso, Maurizio Pollini, has been issued on Deutsche Grammophon/ Universal Classics. His ...

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. -- A 92-year-old pianist is wowing her audience. Elaine Lebar suffers from dementia but remembers her love for music. She recently went viral on TikTok with a performance of ...

It’s Friday night, and the music fits the moment. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata brings a calm intensity—like a quiet walk at dusk. You’ll also hear music by Florence Price and C.P.E. Bach. It’s the ...

Absolutely; the focus and stamina were such that a sinking would have been impossible. Any difficulties rest with us, and I confess I have a problem with the biggest movements. Like much in late ...

Irene Taylor Brodsky's 'Moonlight Sonata' follows her deaf son's attempt to learn Beethoven's famous piano composition. By John DeFore Not the kind of documentary a person likes to admit having hated, ...