Happy Birthday Herr Beethoven!
Although there's no authentic record of Beethoven's day of birth, the registry of his baptism on 17th December 1770 has survived. Since it was custom to baptise within 24 hours…
Pieces to Play – Birthday Offers
The next instalment in our “Pieces to play” series features a selection of popular works at a more advanced level for which we have published annotated study editions and other…
Voicing in Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven’s Sonata in C# Minor (Sonata quasi una fantasia), Op. 27 No. 2, is surely one of the most famous pieces of music of all time. Completed in 1801, it…
Pedalling the Moonlight Sonata
Graham Fitch discusses pedalling in the opening movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata