Before Ludwig van Beethoven composed his 16 string quartets — considered by musicians and composers alike as among the greatest pieces of music ever written — he wrote five string trios. This was in ...

The names on the marquee (had there been one) were enough to attract a large crowd to Segerstrom Concert Hall on Wednesday night. Each a star of classical musicdom in their own right, Anne-Sophie ...

These three Opus 9 trios present a fascinating picture of the young Ludwig, bursting with ideas and an impatient desire to take a musical form born as the baroque trio sonata and breathe bold new ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review By Vivien Schweitzer It seems that in regard to string trios, three’s a crowd, with little appeal for composers who since the Baroque era ...

Although German composer Ludwig van Beethoven is known primarily for his symphonies and solo piano pieces, his canon of compositions runs much deeper. Among Beethoven's other accomplishments are his ...

The greatness of Beethoven cast a long shadow. It was Brahms whose First Symphony was long delayed by the intensity with which the composer felt “the tramp of such a giant behind you”. And the shadow ...