Beethoven's Piano Sonatas

[Todd]

I went through and updated the list of complete and nearly complete and meant to be complete cycles with label, and notes in some cases.  I'm hoping for at least 6-8 new cycles by the end of next year.  Three complete cycles are currently in my listening queue.


Cycle (Artist, Country, Complete/Incomplete, Male/Female, Label, Note as applicable)
Aquiles Delle Vigne, Argentina, Complete, Male, WideClassique
Daniel Barenboim (1980s), Argentina, Complete, Male, DG
Daniel Barenboim (2020), Argentina, Complete, Male, DG
Daniel Barenboim (1960s), Argentina, Complete, Male, EMI
Daniel Barenboim (2005), Argentina, Complete, Male, EMI
Daniel Barenboim (1984), Argentina, Complete, Male, EuroArts, DVD only
Sebastian Forster, Argentina, Complete, Male, Self-published
Gerard Willems, Australia, Complete, Male, ABC
James Brawn, Australia, Complete, Male, MSR
Alfred Brendel (1970s), Austria, Complete, Male, Philips
Alfred Brendel (1990s), Austria, Complete, Male, Philips
Alfred Brendel (1960s), Austria, Complete, Male, Vox
Artur Schnabel, Austria, Complete, Male, EMI
Friedrich Gulda (Amadeo), Austria, Complete, Male, Amadeo
Friedrich Gulda (Decca), Austria, Complete, Male, Decca
Friedrich Gulda (Orfeo), Austria, Complete, Male, Orfeo
Paul Badura-Skoda I, Austria, Complete, Male, Gramola
Paul Badura-Skoda II, Austria, Complete, Male, JVC/Astree
Rudolf Buchbinder (RCA), Austria, Complete, Male, RCA
Rudolf Buchbinder (Teldec), Austria, Complete, Male, Teldec
Rudolf Buchbinder (Unitel), Austria, Complete, Male, Unitel, DVD only
Andre De Groote, Belgium, Complete, Male, Etcetera
Angela Hewitt, Canada, Complete, Female, Hyperion
Anton Kuerti, Canada, Complete, Male, Analekta
Eric Zivian, Canada, Complete, Male, Self-published, YouTube only
Louie Lortie, Canada, Complete, Male, Chandos
Robert Silverman I, Canada, Complete, Male, Orpheum
Robert Silverman II, Canada, Incomplete, Male, AudioHigh, Never released in full
Stewart Goodyear, Canada, Complete, Male, Marquis
Alfredo Perl, Chile, Complete, Male, Arte Nova
Claudio Arrau (1960s), Chile, Complete, Male, Philips
Claudio Arrau (1980s), Chile, Incomplete, Male, Philips
Jingge Yan, China, Complete, Male, Fontenay
Pengcheng He, China, Complete, Male, Self-published, YouTube only
Xiaopeng Jiang, China, Complete, Male, Self-published, YouTube only
Martino Tirimo, Cyprus, Complete, Male, Hanssler
Anne Oland, Denmark, Complete, Female, Membran
Pavaali Jumppanen, Finland, Complete, Male, Ondine
Eric Heidsieck, France, Complete, Male, EMI
Francois Frederic Guy, France, Complete, Male, ZigZag
Georges Pludermacher, France, Complete, Male, Transart Live
Jean Bernard Pommier, France, Complete, Male, Erato
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, France, Complete, Male, Chandos
Michael Levinas, France, Complete, Male, Accord
Muriel Chemin, France, Complete, Female, Odradek
Yves Nat, France, Complete, Male, EMI
Dieter Zechlin, Germany, Complete, Male, Berlin Classics
Fritz Jank, Germany, Complete, Male, Instituto Piano Brasileiro, LP only; on YouTube
Gerhard Oppitz, Germany, Complete, Male, Hanssler
Gotthard Kladetzky, Germany, Complete, Male, Koch, OOP
Martin Rasch, Germany, Complete, Male, Audite
Michael Korstick, Germany, Complete, Male, Oehms
Peter Rösel, Germany, Complete, Male, King International
Robert Benz, Germany, Complete, Male, Thorofon
Stephan Möller, Germany, Complete, Male, Self-published, YouTube only
Walter Gieseking (EMI), Germany, Incomplete, Male, EMI, Incomplete / In Gieseking box set
Walter Gieseking (Tahra), Germany, Incomplete, Male, Tahra, Incomplete
Wilhelm Backhaus (mono), Germany, Complete, Male, Decca
Wilhelm Backhaus (stereo), Germany, Incomplete, Male, Decca
Wilhelm Kempff (1961, King International), Germany, Complete, Male, King International
Wilhelm Kempff (DG, mono), Germany, Complete, Male, DG
Wilhelm Kempff (DG, stereo), Germany, Complete, Male, DG
Rita Bouboulidi, Greece, Complete, Female, DMI
Andras Schiff, Hungary, Complete, Male, ECM
Annie Fischer, Hungary, Complete, Female, Hungaroton
Jeno Jando, Hungary, Complete, Male, Naxos
Anand Seshadri, India, Complete, Male, Self-published, YouTube only
John O'Conor, Ireland, Complete, Male, Telarc
Boris Giltburg, Israel, Complete, Male, Naxos
Mordecai Shehori, Israel, Complete, Male, Cembal d'amour
Saleem Abboud Ashkar, Israel, Complete, Male, Decca
Aldo Ciccolini, Italy, Complete, Male, Cascavelle
Andrea Lucchesini, Italy, Complete, Male, Stradivarius
Christian Leotta, Italy, Complete, Male, Atma
Dino Ciani, Italy, Complete, Male, Dynamic
Giovanni Bellucci, Italy, Complete, Male, Brilliant Classics
Massimiliano Damerini, Italy, Complete, Male, Da Vinci
Maurizio Pollini, Italy, Complete, Male, DG
Maurizio Zaccaria, Italy, Complete, Male, OnClassical
Riccardo Schwartz, Italy, Complete, Male, Self-published
Akiyoshi Sako, Japan, Complete, Male, Camerata
Hiroaki Ooi, Japan, Complete, Male, Bella Musica, Never released in full
Ichiro Nodaira, Japan, Complete, Male, Live Notes
Ikuyo Nakamichi, Japan, Complete, Female, Sony
Kazune Shimizu I, Japan, Complete, Male, Sony
Mari Kodama, Japan, Complete, Female, Pentatone
Shoko Sugitani, Japan, Complete, Female, IDC Classic, OOP
Takahiro Sonoda I, Japan, Complete, Male, Denon
Takahiro Sonoda II, Japan, Complete, Male, Evica
Yaeko Yamane, Japan, Complete, Female, ADAM
Yu Kosuge, Japan, Complete, Female, Sony
Yukio Yokoyama I, Japan, Complete, Male, Sony
Yukio Yokoyama II, Japan, Complete, Male, Camerata, DVD only
Yurina Tetsu, Japan, Complete, Female, Fine nf, DVD only
Yusuke Kikuchi, Japan, Complete, Male, Triton
Hie-Yon Choi, Korea, Complete, Female, Decca
HJ Lim, Korea, Incomplete, Female, EMI
Kun-Woo Paik, Korea, Complete, Male, Decca
Minsoo Sohn, Korea, Complete, Male, Sony
Younwha Lee, Korea, Complete, Female, Sony
Abdel Rahman El Bacha I, Lebanon, Complete, Male, Forlane
Abdel Rahman El Bacha II, Lebanon, Complete, Male, Mirare
Jean Muller, Luxembourg, Complete, Male, Bella Musica
Malcolm Bilson, et al, Mixed, Complete, Male, Claves, Multiple Pianists
Ronald Brautigam, Netherlands, Complete, Male, BIS
Michael Houstoun I, New Zealand, Complete, Male, Morrison Trust
Michael Houstoun II, New Zealand, Complete, Male, Rattle
Robert Riefling, Norway, Complete, Male, Valois
Sequeira Costa, Portugal, Complete, Male, Claudio
Emil Gilels, Russia, Incomplete, Male, DG
Igor Levit, Russia, Complete, Male, Sony
Irina Mejoueva II, Russia, Complete, Female, Bijin
Irina Mejoueva I, Russia, Complete, Female, Waka
Konstantin Lifschitz, Russia, Complete, Male, Alpha
Konstantin Scherbakov, Russia, Complete, Male, Steinway & Sons
Maria Grinburg, Russia, Complete, Female, Melodiya
Mikhail Lidsky, Russia, Complete, Male, Melodiya
Moscow Conservatory Cycle, Russia, Complete, Male, Moscow Conservatory, Multiple Pianists
St.Petersburg Collective, Russia, Complete, Male, Bomba-Piter / Audiophile Classics, Multiple Pianists
Tatiana Nikolayeva, Russia, Complete, Female, Melodiya / Olympia
Valentina Lisitsa, Russia, Complete, Female, QO Records, Never released in full
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russia, Complete, Male, Decca
Daniela Varinska, Slovakia, Complete, Female, Diskant, OOP
Daniel-Ben Pienaar, South Africa, Complete, Male, Avie
Eduardo del Pueyo, Spain, Complete, Male, Pavane
Arne Torger, Sweden, Complete, Male, Self-published, Streaming / Direct purchase from artist
Melodie Zhao, Switzerland, Complete, Female, Claves
Fazil Say, Turkey, Complete, Male, Warner
Idil Biret, Turkey, Complete, Female, IBA
Bernard Roberts I, UK, Complete, Male, Nimbus, Direct to disc - LP only
Bernard Roberts II, UK, Complete, Male, Nimbus
Ian Hobson, UK, Complete, Male, Zephyr
John Lill, UK, Complete, Male, ASV
Llŷr Williams, UK, Complete, Male, Signum
Malcolm Binns, UK, Complete, Male, L'Oiseau-Lyre, Part of L'Oiseau-Lyre big box
Martin Roscoe, UK, Complete, Male, Deux-Elles
Paul Barton, UK, Complete, Male, Self-published, YouTube only
Paul Lewis, UK, Complete, Male, Harmonia Mundi
Claude Frank, USA, Complete, Male, Music & Arts
Craig Sheppard, USA, Complete, Male, Romeo
David Allen Wehr, USA, Complete, Male, Connoisseur Society
David Korevaar, USA, Complete, Male, Prospero, Digital Only
Eunice Norton, USA, Complete, Female, Self-published, YouTube only
Garrick Ohlsson, USA, Complete, Male, Bridge
Joel Schoenhals, USA, Complete, Male, Music Living Project, Streaming only
John Kane, USA, Complete, Male, Keynote / Self-Published
Jonathan Biss, USA, Complete, Male, Onyx/Orchid
Michael Steinberg, USA, Complete, Male, Elysium, LP - OOP
Peter Takacs, USA, Complete, Male, Cambria
Richard Goode, USA, Complete, Male, Nonesuch
Robert Taub, USA, Complete, Male, Vox, Musical Concepts
Russell Sherman, USA, Complete, Male, GM Recordings, OOP
Seymour Lipkin, USA, Complete, Male, Newport Classic
Stephen Kovacevich, USA, Complete, Male, EMI
Steven Herbert Smith, USA, Complete, Male, Soundwaves Recording
Steven Masi, USA, Complete, Male, Albany
Tamami Honma, USA, Complete, Female, Divine Art
Timothy Ehlen, USA, Complete, Male, Azica

[prémont]

I went through and updated the list of complete and nearly complete and meant to be complete cycles with label, and notes in some cases.  I'm hoping for at least 6-8 new cycles by the end of next year.  Three complete cycles are currently in my listening queue.

Funnily I can't find this on your list:

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8933513--the-complete-beethoven-piano-sonatas

[Todd]

Funnily I can't find this on your list:

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8933513--the-complete-beethoven-piano-sonatas

Funnily, that is the same as this:

[prémont]

Funnily, that is the same as this:

I didn't know, and was also mislead by this:

Rudolf Buchbinder (Unitel), Austria, Complete, Male, Unitel, DVD only

[Todd]

Rudolf Buchbinder (Unitel), Austria, Complete, Male, Unitel, DVD only

I am keeping the list for my purposes, not as an objective reference.  You can do that if you'd like.  Or not.

[prémont]

I am keeping the list for my purposes, not as an objective reference.  You can do that if you'd like.  Or not.

OK, but you don't need to post it if it's only for your own purposes.

[Todd]

OK, but you don't need to post it if it's only for your own purpose.

I don't need to do anything.  I can post it if I want to. 

[prémont]

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[Belle]

I've seen Buchbinder in recital in Vienna 3 times and I regard him as a rather dull musician.