The ONE Beethoven Piano Sonata Cycle to Rule Them All!

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mn dave

#101
June 09, 2014, 08:17:30 AM
Quote from: Marc on June 09, 2014, 08:05:15 AM
Malcolm Bilson et al:



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Interesting...

A Fischer 4
Barenboim (first cycle/EMI) 3
Kempff (mono) 3
Badura-Skoda 3
Schnabel 2
Arrau 1
P Lewis 1
R Goode 1
FF Guy 1
O'Conor 1
Gulda (Amadeo) 1
Lortie 1
Malcolm Bilson et al. 1

Moonfish

#102
June 09, 2014, 09:15:30 AM
I wish Gilels completed the cycle, but since he didn't I simply have to vote for Gulda (Amadeo).   ;)

(although Barenboim and Arrau are up there in my book - tough choice)
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mn dave

#103
June 09, 2014, 10:58:56 AM
Quote from: Moonfish on June 09, 2014, 09:15:30 AM
I wish Gilels completed the cycle, but since he didn't I simply have to vote for Gulda (Amadeo).   ;)

(although Barenboim and Arrau are up there in my book - tough choice)

A Fischer 4
Barenboim (first cycle/EMI) 3
Kempff (mono) 3
Badura-Skoda 3
Schnabel 2
Gulda (Amadeo) 2
Arrau 1
P Lewis 1
R Goode 1
FF Guy 1
O'Conor 1
Lortie 1
Malcolm Bilson et al. 1

aquablob

#104
June 09, 2014, 10:40:24 PM
I like Annie Fischer's cycle. I really do. But not as much as other GMG'ers like it.

Alfred Brendel's cycles, on the other hand, I like more than other GMG'ers do. So put me down for Brendel '70s. Tomorrow I might say Gulda (Amadeo) or Kempff (mono) or Arrau or Schiff, but today I say Brendel '70s. He deserves a spot on the list!  :)

springrite

#105
June 09, 2014, 10:56:18 PM
Quote from: aquariuswb on June 09, 2014, 10:40:24 PM
I like Annie Fischer's cycle. I really do. But not as much as other GMG'ers like it.

Alfred Brendel's cycles, on the other hand, I like more than other GMG'ers do. So put me down for Brendel '70s. Tomorrow I might say Gulda (Amadeo) or Kempff (mono) or Arrau or Schiff, but today I say Brendel '70s. He deserves a spot on the list!  :)

I like the Brendel, too. It is fashionable to slice Brendel for some reason. But he is very good and very consistent. A great pianist.
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Lisztianwagner

#106
June 10, 2014, 03:34:43 AM
Vladimir Ashkenazy's Cycle:

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"You cannot expect the Form before the Idea, for they will come into being together." - Arnold Schönberg

mn dave

#107
June 10, 2014, 04:16:25 AM
A Fischer 4
Barenboim (first cycle/EMI) 3
Kempff (mono) 3
Badura-Skoda 3
Schnabel 2
Gulda (Amadeo) 2
Arrau 1
P Lewis 1
R Goode 1
FF Guy 1
O'Conor 1
Lortie 1
Malcolm Bilson et al. 1
Ashkenazy 1
Brendel '70s 1

Wanderer

#108
June 10, 2014, 04:29:31 AM Last Edit: June 11, 2014, 06:26:53 AM by Wanderer
For the needs of this thread, the Gulda (Amadeo) set.

Also, warmly recommended: Badura-Skoda, Gilels, Backhaus, Solomon, Lewis, Lortie, Kovacevich, Schiff, Brautigam.



edit: added Backhaus.

mn dave

#109
June 10, 2014, 04:50:00 AM
A Fischer 4
Barenboim (first cycle/EMI) 3
Kempff (mono) 3
Badura-Skoda 3
Gulda (Amadeo) 3
Schnabel 2
Arrau 1
P Lewis 1
R Goode 1
FF Guy 1
O'Conor 1
Lortie 1
Malcolm Bilson et al. 1
Ashkenazy 1
Brendel '70s 1

North Star

#110
June 10, 2014, 05:08:31 AM
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confucius

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Ken B

#111
June 10, 2014, 08:26:41 AM
Quote from: aquariuswb on June 09, 2014, 10:40:24 PM
I like Annie Fischer's cycle. I really do. But not as much as other GMG'ers like it.

Alfred Brendel's cycles, on the other hand, I like more than other GMG'ers do. So put me down for Brendel '70s. Tomorrow I might say Gulda (Amadeo) or Kempff (mono) or Arrau or Schiff, but today I say Brendel '70s. He deserves a spot on the list!  :)
Brendel made my top 3 too, same set, the 70s.

Dancing Divertimentian

#112
June 10, 2014, 08:50:16 AM
Quote from: springrite on June 09, 2014, 10:56:18 PM
I like the Brendel, too. It is fashionable to slice Brendel for some reason. But he is very good and very consistent. A great pianist.

I wouldn't exactly say "fashionable". I try not to be swallowed up by trends. It's just that I've never fallen head-over for the man. I'm not saying he's bad, just that I can find any number of pianists in repertoire X, Y, and Z, that I prefer over him.


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Moonfish

#113
June 10, 2014, 10:30:10 AM
All these polls seem to indicate that we have very subjective views of what is "best"......     ??? ::)
I am glad that Brendel's name ended up on the list as well. He definitely deserves a spot!
"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

George

#114
June 10, 2014, 01:20:40 PM
Quote from: Ken B on June 04, 2014, 10:45:33 AM
Backhaus is the one that tempts me. I loved his stereo recording of the 4th PC. Glad to know my temptations are good ones.

The sound on the stereo set is amazing! New copies are still under $50.
"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously." –Oscar Wilde

George

#115
June 10, 2014, 01:21:53 PM
Oh, and another vote for the Annie Fischer set.
"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously." –Oscar Wilde

mn dave

#116
June 10, 2014, 01:47:39 PM
A Fischer 5
Barenboim (first cycle/EMI) 3
Kempff (mono) 3
Badura-Skoda 3
Gulda (Amadeo) 3
Schnabel 2
Arrau 1
P Lewis 1
R Goode 1
FF Guy 1
O'Conor 1
Lortie 1
Malcolm Bilson et al. 1
Ashkenazy 1
Brendel '70s 1

André

#118
June 10, 2014, 05:08:15 PM
EMI's big box (50cd) hides the jewel of the crown: frenchman Eric Heidsieck's traversal of the 32. Never has a series of Beethoven interpretations sounded so natural, so sui generis as this one. IMHO of course  ;). And that box is quite cheap, too!

mn dave

#119
June 10, 2014, 05:10:50 PM
Quote from: André on June 10, 2014, 05:08:15 PM
EMI's big box (50cd) hides the jewel of the crown: frenchman Eric Heidsieck's traversal of the 32. Never has a series of Beethoven interpretations sounded so natural, so sui generis as this one. IMHO of course  ;). And that box is quite cheap, too!

A Fischer 5
Barenboim (first cycle/EMI) 3
Kempff (mono) 3
Badura-Skoda 3
Gulda (Amadeo) 3
Schnabel 2
Arrau 1
P Lewis 1
R Goode 1
FF Guy 1
O'Conor 1
Lortie 1
Malcolm Bilson et al. 1
Ashkenazy 1
Brendel '70s 1
Heidsieck 1
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