You’re one of the greatest guitarists of all time. You want a song that really shows what you can do. You want a tune that demonstrates why you’re considered a Rock God. You want a song like “Voodoo ...

Beethoven completed five Piano Concertos in under 20 years, but from the age of 38 he would never finish one again as his deafness stopped him from performing, writes John Suchet. Five completed Piano ...

In the autumn of 1957, Walter Legge staged a Beethoven festival in honour of Otto Klemperer at the Royal Festival Hall. All nine symphonies were performed and the five piano concertos with Claudio ...

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Stormy, emotionally charged harmonic shifts. Flowing classical lyricism interrupted by lightning bolt chords. Propulsive rhythmic themes swept along by avalanches of rapid scales and arpeggios.

The Music No. 5 is the last of Beethoven’s piano concertos, and the grandest. Ever the innovator, Beethoven begins with flourishes on the piano, which however falls silent until it re-enters in ...

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Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. If two musicians could put a new shine on Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, the “Emperor”, it was a good bet they ...

Beethoven completed five piano concertos in under 20 years, earning considerable amounts of money by performing them himself in concert. Celebrated Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes has performed the ...

Watch Emmanuel Ax and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven's Piano Concertos 3 and 4 at the Sydney Opera House. Beethoven composed his 3rd and 4th Piano Concertos between 1800 and 1806 – a ...