If Haydn is today called the ‘father’ of the String Quartet, and Mozart took the form to new heights, then Beethoven – characteristically – took hold of it and completely transformed it. The five Late ...

Of all the musical genres (that word again), the Piano Sonata is the only one that Beethoven worked on more or less consistently throughout his life. No large gaps as with the Symphonies or String ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By David Hajdu MUSIC A Subversive History By Ted Gioia The self-negating, self-perpetuating cycle of ...