John Eliot Gardiner will lead his period-instrument Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique in Beethoven’s nine symphonies in five concerts at Carnegie Hall, from Feb. 19-24, before performances in ...
Can a historically informed performance of music written 200 years ago deliver an entirely authentic sound experience given the absence of recordings? Obviously not. Then again, historical replication ...
Beethoven’s 1817 fortepiano, built by Thomas Broadwood. Beethoven, though primarily thought of as a great composer, was also the greatest pianist of his age. Only Franz Liszt could approach ...
Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: II. Tema con Variazioni Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: III ...