... unforgettable soprano lieder of Hugo Wolf and Richard Strauss; Claudio Arrau playing the Beethoven Piano Sonatas No. 21 and 28; Igor Oistrakh's memorable recording of Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D; Artur Schnabel playing Schubert's Posthumous Sonata in B flat ...

... perfect combination of writer and musician than in 1814 when the tragedy Egmont was given its first proper performance. Beethoven had heard Goethe's poem four years previously, and was immediately inspired to put it to music. The result, of course, was ...

... was Beethoven. He was rarely satisfied with anything he wrote, but this was a sign of the driving force that helped to produce many great moments of music. One is particularly conscious of this power and greatness when listening to the Beethoven Sonatas ...

... partnership of William Plecth, oello, often heard here, and Margaret Good, piano, provided thoughtful performances of sonatas by Beethoven and Debussy; and a newcomer, the pianist Maria Donska, gave a careful well-chosen programme. Last week saw the welcome return ...

... No. 2, j it has now been issued and becomes one of the most striking advertisements for L.P. discs that I can recommend. Beethoven's most light-hearted symphonies are probably the Second and Eighth, despite i the fact that they were composed during very ...

... every so often we go back to Beethoven for relief and refreshment. For no matter how much our ears become accustomed to musical progress, there comes a time when it becomes imperative to go out and have a breath of Beethoven-fresh air. If you 're in this ...

... ces of a close friend of Beethoven's, adding, in his explanatory note, that this man, Zmeskall, was, of all the people who appeared for any length of time in Beethoven's life, quite literally the only one with whom Beethoven never fell out for so much ...

... collection. Bargain hunters usually find themselves well catered for in the Philips' catalogues, and now once again with Beethoven's Sonata No.. 2 in A major, backed by his Appassionata and played by Robert Casadesus, this company offers us something ...

... On the Record by JACK BENTLEY Classical BEETHOVEN'S Emperor piano concerto No. 5 in E flat is not only conspicuous for being his greatest work in this form, but it marked the beginning of a new era in the history of the instrument itself. The manufacturers ...

... ly more enjoyable. Liszt has been accorded major credit for pioneer ing the possibilities of piano technique, yet it is Beethoven in his role as a composer for this instrument who provided the tone colours that enabled it to attain its present-day status ...

... therefore propose to devote this column to making some suitable suggestions from the current catalogues. For the very highbrows. Beethoven Symphony No. 3, by Klemperer and the Philharmonia Orchestra. Bach Flute Sonatas (Vol. a), by Jean Pierre Rampal. Mozart ...

... matches the performance. Other recommendations are The Miraculous Mandarin, with Dorati and the Chicago Symphony (Mercury) Beethoven's Emperor Piano Concerto No. 5, by j Cor de Groot, and The Hague Philharmonic, conducted by Van Otterloo (Philips) Chopin's ...