Welcome to the online home of pianist Jonathan Biss. Included here is up-to-date information on his performances and recordings; audio and video; writings and ramblings.
A special page is devoted to Beethoven, whose complete piano sonatas he has now begun recording. Enjoy the site!
29th February, 2012
(Note: The previous post in this series, from January 23rd, is entitled “Solitude vs. Unity”.) MA: Your question, “What does it mean to be alone with music?” is enormous. Even in the context of these late-Beethoven works, the question invites a voluminous response, by somebody thoughtful and erudite. So rather than try to answer it, I’ll offer a few observations that seem to touch on the issue. You suggest, interestingly, that the late quartets are not really ever conversational in nature, i.e. that rather than being about four individuals conversing, or opposing one another, the quartets are devoted to the…
May 31, 2012
Music Center at Strathmore BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 in c minor, Op. 37
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Gunther Herbig, conductor