So wrote Beethoven from the Austrian spa town of Baden ... without singing any definite notes. When questioned as to what it was he answered, 'A theme for the last movement of the sonata [Op.

Comprehensive programme notes on each Sonata are available below ... You can also read a general introduction to Beethoven's piano sonatas.

After listening to pianist Jon Batiste’s most recent record album, Blues, for the umpteenth time, I reveled in the fact that this is “easy listening” music that could provide the soundtrack for the ...