We feature Murray Perahia in concert in Portland, Ore., with music by Beethoven. From this concert, part of Perahia's current American tour, we feature the Piano Sonata, Op. 31, No. 1.

András Schiff is a compact man with a large head. He walked onto the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage Wednesday night like a cross between an absent-minded professor and Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp.

When we finally see the return of concerts, shared experiences by full audiences, everyone together, the moment will be less for fireworks than for thanksgiving. Let us begin, then, with Beethoven as ...