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Rudolf Serkin’s classic 1962 recordings of Beethoven’s so-called “name” sonatas boast marginally fuller transfers here than in previous editions, but not to the point where
Paul Lewis’ Harmonia Mundi Beethoven cycle jumps to the brink of completion with another three-disc volume. The pianist cultivates a beautiful sonority, sorting out balances
The second two-disc installment of a projected Beethoven sonata cycle from Christian Leotta offers individualistic interpretations that alternately hit and miss, sometimes within the same
Ronald Brautigam is an excellent Beethoven pianist, and he turns in a performance of the Second concerto’s solo part that’s as lively and attractive as
At 86, Arthur Rubinstein (the pianist always spelled his first name with an “h” in America) still played beautifully, as his 1973 Concertgebouw performances of
This video of Beethoven’s Fidelio was taped over four nights at the end of October, 2006 at the then year-old Palau de las Arts Reina
Looking back at my unflattering review of pianist Margaret Wacyk’s previous Roméo release (type Q8767 in Search Reviews), I hoped that her follow-up recital would
Idil Biret’s slightly clipped, intimately scaled, thoughtfully detailed Beethoven playing yields some fine performances, abetted by dry yet clear and agreeable sonics. While Biret takes
Stephen Hough’s fresh and imaginative programming instincts inform a release that the pianist conceives as “two mini-recitals”. Both Mendelssohn’s Op. 54 and the Arietta of
Carefully worked out voicings, rubatos, and dynamic scaling characterize Nikolai Lugansky’s approach to the Appassionata sonata’s tumultuous first movement. The overall effect, however, is sectional
