Recordings That You Are Considering

[JBS]

Thoughts?

I have both, but I'm not enough into Schubert's piano music to comment on that set.

As for the Beethoven--if you don't have a PI set, get either this or Brautigam. If you do have a PI set already, check out his MI set on Gramola (which has an extra CD with Hammerklavier on fortepiano).

[DavidW]

Thoughts?

I love both sets.  I do prefer Brautigam in Beethoven slightly.  But both are awesome.  I own the Beethoven but have only streamed the Schubert.  There are some interesting oddities in the Schubert set.

[vers la flamme]

Thanks for the opinions on the PBS Beethoven and Schubert. They both look really good and are going for fairly cheap, I ought to sample them and see what the instruments sound like as I can be iffy about fortepianos.

Also considering:

[JBS]

Thanks for the opinions on the PBS Beethoven and Schubert. They both look really good and are going for fairly cheap, I ought to sample them and see what the instruments sound like as I can be iffy about fortepianos.

Also considering:

Oh, definitely get those two.
The Avedon photos are a definite bonus on top of very good playing.

[Florestan]

[SonicMan46]

   

Thoughts?

Well, you've already received several comments supporting the Paul B-S Schubert & Beethoven boxes - I have both but recently dumped the Schubert one (just did not like some of his fortepianos) - replaced w/ the Jan Vermeulen set inserted above; for my MI version, Uchida has been in my collection for years.

Recently, Andras Schiff has 4 discs on fortepiano which I auditioned on Spotify and read reviews and decided to purchase.  Attached are some reviews of Schiff and also Paul B-S - Dave

 

[Florestan]

 

These are very good --- to think that for years Schiff has been an implacable enemy of HIP. 

[Spotted Horses]

Thoughts?

I think the Schubert is brilliant, even if he goes far out into the weeds with some of the unfinished and reconstructed works. They're all worth hearing.

I have the Beethoven as well, but haven't found time to listen to any of it yet.

[Florestan]

Another very good Schubert HIP set, and quite complete too (12 CDs), is Jan Vermeulen's on Etcetera.

[Que]

I think the Schubert is brilliant, even if he goes far out into the weeds with some of the unfinished and reconstructed works. They're all worth hearing.

You've inspired me to dig it up and give it another chance. 

I have the Beethoven as well, but haven't found time to listen to any of it yet.

Really like the Beethoven.


And I second Florestan's recommendation BTW

[Spotted Horses]

You've inspired me to dig it up and give it another chance. 

I hope you find it worthwhile. I also listened to some of the Vermeulen and found it of high quality, but decided to continue with Badura-Skoda because it was a more radical departure from standard modern piano performance, both in terms of the instrument sound and the playing style.

[Mandryka]

There are three volumes in the series, for sale from Groningen orgelland and Erfgoed and Boeijenga. I will obviously have to buy them - unless you tell me that there's a major problem like terrible sound.

[premont]

There are three volumes in the series, for sale from Groningen orgelland and Erfgoed and Boeijenga. I will obviously have to buy them - unless you tell me that there's a major problem like terrible sound.

I own vol.s I and II in this series, and would call the interpretation competent, informed and tasteful - very Dutch - and in good sound. I'm glad to have them.

[bioluminescentsquid]

There are three volumes in the series, for sale from Groningen orgelland and Erfgoed and Boeijenga. I will obviously have to buy them - unless you tell me that there's a major problem like terrible sound.

I have the entirety of this series, it's one of the most colorful (both in registration, and in playing style) of Tunder recordings I know. Definitely recommend. I like the last volume, recorded at the Aa kerk, the most. Curious about your thoughts on it.
I also have his recordings at Zandeweer and Leens, which are great as well.

[Mandryka]

I have the entirety of this series, it's one of the most colorful (both in registration, and in playing style) of Tunder recordings I know. Definitely recommend. I like the last volume, recorded at the Aa kerk, the most. Curious about your thoughts on it.
I also have his recordings at Zandeweer and Leens, which are great as well.

(Nice to "see" you again!)

I'd like to hear the one at Aa church but it becomes very expensive with shipping unfortunately - 30€.

A mixed review from Reiner Goede here

https://www.orgel-information.de/Rezensionen/2021/3/20210309_Tunder_perspectief4.html

[SimonNZ]

The secondhand store has the Brilliant Classics Complete Beethoven going crazy cheap.

Even though I've got the major Beethoven covered, I'm still considering for rarities and less recorded things.

Would anyone here recommend the box or found unexpected surprises in the BC series?

[Jo498]

The Beethoven box seems mostly very solid. The Solo piano works and violin sonatas are among standard recommendations, the Guarneri quartets at least very good (if probably not top choice), the Leonore is a curiosity but interesting.

[DavidW]

Would anyone here recommend the box or found unexpected surprises in the BC series?

Yes the organ works, lieder, some other oddities especially in the WoO category are in the brilliant box.  If I remember right, I think it also has the Blomstedt/Dresden Beethoven symphonies, one of my favorite recordings.

[SimonNZ]

The Beethoven box seems mostly very solid. The Solo piano works and violin sonatas are among standard recommendations, the Guarneri quartets at least very good (if probably not top choice), the Leonore is a curiosity but interesting.

Yes the organ works, lieder, some other oddities especially in the WoO category are in the brilliant box.  If I remember right, I think it also has the Blomstedt/Dresden Beethoven symphonies, one of my favorite recordings.

Thanks for that. I grabbed it, and now that I've got it home and looking at the performers I'm very glad I did. Its much more of a "historic/classic performances" box than I was expecting: Gulda doing the piano sonatas and concertos, Brendel doing variations, Grumiaux and Haskell doing the violin sonatas, Szeryng and Haitink doing the violin concerto, Colin Davis doing the masses, and so on. Looks like its Kurt Masur for the symphonies.

And then after the 85 discs of the complete works are done with there's bonus 15 discs of very historical recordings: Schnabel, Gieseking, Solomon, Casals, Oistrach, Furtwangler etc. And Klemperer's "Eroica"! Bargain!

[Jo498]

I think Brilliant had the Blomstedt Beethoven symphonies intermittently in a separate Box, IIRC they also had Sawallisch or Muti. Sometimes they have limited licenses for reissues, apparently.