Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 5 CD review – Harnoncourt bows out with blazing intensity
Harnoncourt and his Vienna forces move from the sublime to the electric on this outstanding disc
Beethoven: Sonata Op 106; Schubert: Impromptus D899; Three Pieces D946, etc CD review – thoroughly memorable
The are plenty of magic moments in this recording and Sokolov creates miraculously transparent textures
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets Vol 5 CD review – fervour and flair
The Quartetto di Cremona come into their own in the radiant Op 29 String Quintet
Emanuel Ax review – a masterclass in the finest pianism
In an all-Beethoven programme, Ax’s fleet fingerwork and the integrity of his interpretation mesmerised his audience
Bach; Beethoven; Rzewski: CD review – Levit’s collection of Variations is nervelessly accomplished
An impressive performance of three huge sets of variations that manages to seem deeply considered and carefully planned, yet still feels spontaneous
Rudolf Buchbinder review – big-boned, full-throttle Beethoven
Three concerts into his Beethoven piano sonata cycle, Buchbinder’s brio was impressive and bracing, but often at the expensive of detail and nuance
Mahler Chamber Orchestra/Andsnes – music-making of exceptional quality
The Norwegian pianist brought his Beethoven project to a triumphant close with flawless, sensitive performances of the second and fifth piano concertos
Prom 9: Mahler Chamber Orchestra/Andsnes review – big, passionate Beethoven
Leif Ove Andsnes starts the final leg of his four-year ‘Beethoven journey’ with a startlingly fresh interpretation of the First and Fourth Piano Concertos, backed with instinctive intensity by the orchestra
Nick van Bloss/Beethoven: Diabelli Variations review – fast and furious
Nick van Bloss takes a run at Beethhoven’s Diabelli Variations to rousing effect
Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart: An die ferne Geliebte CD review – clarity and brio from Padmore and Bezuidenhout
Beethoven’s only song cycle is the centrepiece of this engaging recital
Thomas Gould: Live in Riga review – poetic and elegant in Beethoven and The Lark Ascending
Thomas Gould has a surprise cadenza up his sleeve in this vibrant account of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
Louis Lortie review – Beethoven and Liszt pairing brings enormous challenges
The Canadian pianist’s superb account of Liszt’s Sonata in B minor trumped an effortful encounter with the Hammerklavier
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol 4 CD review – blazing, nimble and dangerous
The fourth in Jonathan Biss’s nine-disc Beethoven cycle includes the “Appassionata” – and Sonata No 1
Queyras/Melnikov review – playing of extraordinary refinement
Contrasting styles and a vast emotional range rendered the duo’s performance of Beethoven’s cello sonatas poised and intense, writes Tim Ashley
Renaud Capuçon/Frank Braley review – still startlingly stormy after 16 years
The long-established duo’s Beethoven sonatas felt alive and risky, beginning with a thrilling opening to the Kreutzer, writes Erica Jeal