The 32 Beethoven piano sonatas are an adventuresome, vastly varied, pathbreaking body of works. For the composer they were a proving ground, a kiln of musical ideas, a means of stretching his genius.

Daniel Barenboim is among the few artists with sufficient clout to keep summer music cooling its heels in the wings while he takes care of a few last bits of winter-season business. At his recital ...

Conductor, pianist and peace advocate Daniel Barenboim first recorded all five of Beethoven's piano concertos in 1967. Barenboim, a brash and fantastically smart 24-year-old, was paired with an elder ...

Beethoven’s music is as valid today as it has always been, says conductor, pianist, teacher and peacemaker Daniel Barenboim. Daniel Barenboim’s experience of helping Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs ...

The orchestra's performances of the nine Beethoven symphonies at the Proms have been an event, even if Barenboim's conducting priorities have provoked some critical pursed lips and the hiss of vitriol ...

Ever since his Buenos Aires recital debut as a prodigy in 1950, Daniel Barenboim has been an old soul at the piano, inspired by venerable models such as the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler. As such, ...

Throughout the week Classic FM’s presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. This week: Beethoven: Triple Concerto by ...

If Daniel Barenboim is not the worlds greatest living classical musician he is certainly the most versatile In a career spanning more than 50 years his name is attached to many of the celebrated ...

IT is not unusual for Daniel Barenboim to be in the news, but there are combined reasons why he is centre-stage in London at the moment. For the next month, he is resident at the Festival Hall, ...

The goalpost of the Beethoven anniversary year? No, it's only in the middle of a now two-year bash, with major events still to come. https://p.dw.com/p/3mqlz Strict ...

It was, as expected, a very public audience with Daniel Barenboim. For those seated on the platform, the ovations were received on an almost one-to-one basis as Barenboim walked among us, reached out ...