During 2003, renowned Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro performed an epic 8-concert cycle of all 32 Beethoven Sonatas at St John's, Smith Square, London. Comprehensive programme notes on each ...

The subtitle for the Sonata was the publisher's addition, but Beethoven did not for once see cause to object. It is certainly his most impassioned work and his most violent musical utterance.

Buying boxed sets of central repertory is often a lazy way of collecting, fraught with danger for the discriminating listener. But there are exceptional cases, and the case of the 32 Beethoven piano ...