Rudolf Serkin, piano (Sony Classical, 3-CD set). Serkin was exceptionally finicky when it came to passing approval on his studio recordings, which explains why all nine of these Beethoven sonata ...
A new film about the love life of Ludwig van Beethoven has some music historians singing a new phrase, da-da-da dumb. Chicagoans will have to wait until Jan. 6 to see it, but the movie, “Immortal ...
Saturday night’s all-Beethoven concert of the Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra (repeated Sunday afternoon) bore the title “The Heroic Titan.” Well and good, except that had a certain cinematic figure ...
Beethoven, the Nine Symphonies. Franz Konwitschny, Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Berlin Classics 0020 005 (six CDs; also includes overtures to “Coriolan,” “Fidelio,” “Creatures ...
Ursula Oppens’ piano recital at Shriver Hall Saturday night was a wonderful combination of illuminating performances. She played a Beethoven sonata from his middle and late periods, and four gems by ...
Helmer Agnieszka Holland's "Copying Beethoven" joins 1994's "Immortal Beloved" in the ranks of mediocre dramatic interpretations of Beethoven's biography. Best bet for distribs is pitch to middle-aged ...
Helmer Agnieszka Holland's "Copying Beethoven" joins 1994's "Immortal Beloved" in the ranks of mediocre dramatic interpretations of Beethoven's biography. Best bet for distribs is pitch to middle-aged ...