But there are exceptional cases, and the case of the 32 Beethoven piano sonatas is certainly ... In fact, the gramophone has given us great sonata cycles by three pianists: Schnabel, Arrau and Kempff.

Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He was born into a musical family, learnt the piano and violin, and was performing publicly at the age of just 8. Beethoven was a brilliant keyboard ...