Yefim Bronfman plays Brahms Händel Variations op. 24 and Four Piano Pieces op. 119.

31 July is the anniversary of Franz Liszt's death. A series of programmes produced by Bavarian Television with Daniel Barenboim sheds light on the much wrinkled activity of the piano virtuoso, composer, music teacher and theorist, conductor and…

In 1741 Johann Sebastian Bach published the fourth and last volume of his most extensive keyboard publication, the Clavier-Übung: an aria and thirty variations known universally as the ‘Goldberg’ Variations. This monumental work, which is about…

“… it goes without saying that Franz Liszt cannot be a quiet piano player for quiet state burghers and cosy sleepyheads". This is how Heinrich Heine assesses Franz Liszt's public position. The Sonata in B minor, written in 1852/53 and considered one…

In 2020 Evgeny Kissin was awarded the prize of the Klavier-Festival Ruhr. In his laudatory speech following the award ceremony in 2021, music critic Wolfram Goertz praised the world piano star for his “spectacularly earnest” approach to piano playing…

Few artists are as familiar with the piano works of Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, and Schumann like Daniel Barenboim, who is well-known for his interpretations of Beethoven and Mozart‘s compositions in particular. This five episode mini-series recorded…

Few artists are as familiar with the piano works of Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, and Schumann like Daniel Barenboim, who is well-known for his interpretations of Beethoven and Mozart‘s compositions in particular. This five episode mini-series recorded…

Few artists are as familiar with the piano works of Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, and Schumann like Daniel Barenboim, who is well-known for his interpretations of Beethoven and Mozart‘s compositions in particular. This five episode mini-series recorded…

Vladimir Ashkenazy has had a particular affection for the music of Rachmaninoff throughout his professional life, and his performances have long had the ring both of authenticity and of deep commitment. This is not surprising in a Russian-born and…

The three Sonatinas Opus 137 were written in 1816, one of Schubert’s happiest and most prolific years. He modelled them on the Sonatas of Mozart, but they are full of unmistakable Schubertian lyricism which was much admired by Brahms. The arpeggione…