The genius was Beethoven, and we were treated to a survey of the first four of Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano concertos. (The Fifth Concerto, performed on Sunday, is reviewed in subsequent column.) The ...
The series was led by Paul Lewis, the English-born pianist, known for his seriousness and expertise in the music of early 19th-century composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert. He was ...
Beethoven and Schubert pushed the boundaries of the piano sonata, redefining the genre in ways that still resonate today. In turn, Paul Lewis—one of the most sought-after pianists of his ...
Mozart is well known for his exploits in the fields of opera, symphony, concerto, mass, chamber and solo music – in fact, just about any classical discipline available at the time was mastered by him, ...
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The British pianist Paul Lewis has a deep and enduring relationship with Beethoven’s music. The composer’s five piano concertos are a case in point: With one exception, Lewis, now 50, has been playing ...
SCHENECTADY — British pianist Paul Lewis circled back to Union College on Sunday for his latest installment in a complete cycle of the 12 Schubert piano sonatas. The ambitious undertaking began with ...
The Beethoven piano concertos stand as pillars in the repertoire, having expanded the genre while setting an exalted standard for it. So to take on a Beethoven piano concerto is to confront ...
With Beethoven's last three piano sonatas as his program, Paul Lewis gave himself a big task. But in a sense, he sat back and took it easy Sunday afternoon during his recital at the Union College ...
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