and Chopin’s ‘Butterfly’ piano etude which perfectly reflects the first flutterings of wings. There’s also a movement from Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony, with its wide open vistas ...

C minor turbulence doesn’t just colour Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 3. It also informs his Pathétique Sonata – the inspiration behind Anna Clyne’s Stride which shadows it with breezy tongue-in-cheek ...

Now the series has been resurrected in its original form. It was recorded when Daniel Barenboim was in his late twenties, full of talent, charisma and early authority. During the episodes, he talks ...

In Beethoven’s relatively short life he devoted significant time to composing for the instrument that he made his own: the piano. Even though Beethoven composed ... Technically they do not make the ...

Boulez’s shattering Second Piano Sonata, and two works for solo clarinet, performed by Tamara Stefanovich, the talented musicians of the Guildhall School and introduced by BBC Radio 3’s Kate Molleson.

While playing, Peled sometimes seemed to be somewhere else, swept up in wistful nostalgia. The WCO closed the concert with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, an undisputed masterpiece. Even those ...

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning. Email your requests to [email protected]. To listen on most smart ...

Watch Daniel Barenboim discussing Beethoven’s piano sonatas with Italian conductor and pianist Giuseppe Mentuccia in his four-part series Conversations On Beethoven available on YouTube.