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In 1819, Anton Diabelli, a Viennese music publisher, composed a little waltz and sent it to dozens of composers—he wanted each of them to write and send him a single variation, which he’d publish ...

Among Ludwig van Beethoven’s prodigious gifts was an ability to transform the most mundane materials into something exquisite. Perhaps the most famous example of this is his “Diabelli Variations,” Op.

“And then I just thought, why not put the two together?” This casual account of decision making, an explanation without an explanation, was offered by pianist András Schiff during a recent ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. They’re called the “Eroica Variations,” because Beethoven uses the same melody heard in the finale ...

What was Beethoven thinking? That may sound more like the premise for an esoteric academic paper than a viable piece of theater. But with the help of seven talented actors and a script by Moisés ...

We hear the "Variations on a Theme of Beethoven" that Camille Saint-Saens wrote for two pianos. Our pianists Maxim Mogilevsky and Svetlana Smolina, in concert at the Lincoln Theatre in Miami Beach.

Whatever the confusion they were sharing with each other, they were failing to lift it. While the noises persisted, Uchida continued the delicate hand-crossing dialogues of Schubert's F Minor ...