Jonathan Biss launched "Exploring Beethoven's Piano Sonatas," an online learning course that has reached over 150,000 subscribers worldwide.
Performer Biography
Jonathan Biss initiated Beethoven/5, a project commissioning five new piano concertos as companion works for each of Beethoven's piano concertos.
Recording & Production
This album is part of Jonathan Biss's nine-year, nine-album project to record the complete cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas, which began in 2011.
Performer Biography
Jonathan Biss is the son of violist and violinist Paul Biss and violinist Miriam Fried, and grandson of cellist Raya Garbousova, for whom Samuel Barber composed his cello concerto.
Performer Biography
Jonathan Biss, the pianist on this recording, is also a renowned teacher, writer, and musical thinker, serving as co-Artistic Director of Marlboro Music.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in June 2017 at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City, featuring a Steinway & Sons piano.
