The most famous of Beethoven’s violin sonatas have nicknames. The Spring is named for its air of pastoral ease – although that choice of name had nothing to do with the composer. The Kreutzer got its ...

In his first recording as conductor, Pekka Kuusisto is insightful and in control, and Vilde Frang brings electricity to both concertos There are two violinists at work on this recording, and it ...

Beethoven is lionized as a composer and artist. His music is treated with a reverence that can sometimes hide the intellect and passion he intended to convey to the audiences of his era. The first ...

In this DW Festival Concert, violinist Augustin Hadelich performs Beethoven's complex Violin Concerto in D Major. Inspired to create contemporary music that reflects the challenges of the age, from ...

Manitowoc Symphony marks its 75th anniversary with a nine-year Beethoven cycle starting April 11, plus Bruch and PetSkull beer launch.

Augustin Dumay follows in the great tradition of Franco-Belgian violinists, which can be traced back to such legendary figures as Eugène Ysaÿe, Henri Vieuxtemps, and Arthur Grumiaux. Here he tackles ...

Surprisingly Beethoven only wrote one violin concerto and it proved so popular that he transcribed it for the piano too Again, only one, and given its exceptional quality and the number of first-rate ...

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Daniel Lozakovich, Violin Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Valery Gergiev, Conductor This latest Beethoven Violin Concerto recording might, in a sense, be called a ...

Beethoven composed some the most recognisable classical music in the world, from his monumental "Choral" Symphony to intimate solo piano music like the "Moonlight" Sonata. In 2019, ABC Classic ...

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Frank Peter Zimmermann, Violin Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Harding, Conductor Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, 'To the memory of an angel' Frank Peter ...