What is your favourite record of Beethoven's op. 111 ?

[prémont]

Back to Lill's op 111 - it's very much my sort of thing, seems to be repaying repeated listening. Slow arietta, slow first two variations - what's not to like about that methinks.

It's quite beautiful, yet it's played too slowly. It was mentioned here recently that an arietta ought to be performed at a tempo that allows it to be sung.

[hopefullytrusting]

For me, it is Backhaus reaching the end. His hands filled with a lifetime of experience rescued their pinnacle, as he had to find the dexterity from the inner reaches:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=38l3XqToNqU

[prémont]

For me, it is Backhaus reaching the end. His hands filled with a lifetime of experience rescued their pinnacle, as he had to find the dexterity from the inner reaches:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=38l3XqToNqU

Yes, his interpretation of the Arietta carries a profoundly moving sense of eternity.