Beethoven's Piano Sonatas

Leo K. · June 25, 2025, 03:55:13 AM

Quote from: Holden on June 24, 2025, 01:52:13 PMThe only cycle of his that I have is the one he made for VOX. While far from perfect, there are many wonderful moments in it and I prefer it to what I've heard of his other two cycles.

I am going to have to listen to his VOX set real soon.

prémont · June 25, 2025, 05:52:57 AM

Quote from: Holden on June 24, 2025, 01:52:13 PMThe only cycle of his that I have is the one he made for VOX. While far from perfect, there are many wonderful moments in it and I prefer it to what I've heard of his other two cycles.

I also prefer his first integral, but I may be a bit biased because my first encounter with many of the LvB piano sonatas was a series of four LvB recitals with Brendel in Copenhagen at the time of his first integral.

George · June 25, 2025, 08:10:19 AM

Other than this CD, I am no fan of Brendel's Beethoven.

Skogwald · July 11, 2025, 09:43:26 AM

Moravec is my guy in this repertoire. And Schnabel.

George · July 11, 2025, 10:22:53 AM

Quote from: Skogwald on July 11, 2025, 09:43:26 AMMoravec is my guy in this repertoire. And Schnabel.

If only Moravec recorded More Beethoven.

Skogwald · July 11, 2025, 10:39:40 AM

Quote from: George on July 11, 2025, 10:22:53 AMIf only Moravec recorded More Beethoven.

Exactly. Everything he did was perfect, why don't we have the complete sonatas

Mookalafalas · July 27, 2025, 06:11:13 AM

Apparently Belucci finished his cycle at some point...

JBS · July 27, 2025, 06:15:26 AM

Quote from: Mookalafalas on July 27, 2025, 06:11:13 AMApparently Belucci finished his cycle at some point...

But is it worth listening to?
US release date btw is 12 September.

George · July 27, 2025, 06:16:36 AM

And are we sure that isn't Daniel Day-Lewis?

JBS · July 27, 2025, 06:17:58 AM

Quote from: George on July 27, 2025, 06:16:36 AMAnd are we sure that isn't Daniel Day-Lewis?

As long as it's not Giovanni Belushi.