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 ...

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 ...

In this hefty documentary, Michael Waldman followed conductor and orchestra as they brought Beethoven to China and South Korea last year, culminating in a performance of the Ninth Symphony at an ...

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 ...

In 1997, Daniel Barenboim conducted the Vienna Philharmonic at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. On one program was a Beethoven piano concerto led from the keyboard and played with expert ...

Daniel Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra take the complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies on tour to China and South Korea, to explore why these works are so often regarded as one of the ...

This film gains a unique insight into the nine symphonies, as well as the musicians' views on the difficulties and delights of performing these inimitable works. Captured within the documentary, ...