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Although Beethoven marks it “vivace”, Konstantin Scherbakov slows Diabelli’s waltz down to a clunky clog-dance. He takes the ensuing 33 variations more or less within
Both Sviatoslav Richter’s 1960 RCA studio recordings of the “Funeral March” and “Appassionata” sound fuller and brighter here than in previous CD transfers. The playing
In 1951 Yehudi Menhuin and his trusty accompanist Adolf Baller toured Japan and made the recordings reissued here, rarities all. Like his post-war performances with
Maria Yudina was an eccentric among the Soviet pianists who came of age in the Stalin era. She’d sprinkle her recitals with poetry readings, or
The positives of this set are: the remarkable playing of the Vienna Philharmonic under Furtwangler’s steady, tight, action-packed, and when necessary tender hand; the sensitive,
At long last we have the best known of Walter Gieseking’s pre-war 78s in excellent remasterings, far surpassing previous reissues from VAI and Pearl. In
Beethoven subtitled his Op. 27 Sonatas “quasi una fantasia”. Louis Lortie’s static, literal playing, however, dispels any notion of whimsy the composer may have had
Earl Wild’s 1984 traversal of the Beethoven/Liszt First Symphony has been available before, but the sound is now beefed up and improved from its previous
Disc one begins with crown jewels from Wilhelm Kempff’s early-1950s Beethoven sonata cycle, played with gentle flair, stylish bite, and caressing micro-nuances. The pianist’s more
This new remastering of Bernstein’s 1964 New York Philharmonic Beethoven 1st boasts greater presence, definition, and clarity than its previous CD incarnations. After an unusually
