Wilhelm Backhaus SWR Broadcasts Remastered

Jed Distler

Artistic Quality:

8

Sound Quality:

6

The first “official” release of three South German Radio broadcasts […]

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Recording Details:

Reference Recording: None for this collection

BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN:
Piano Sonata in C major Op. 2 No. 3; Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major Op. 53 (“Waldstein”); Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major Op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”); Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major Op. 73 (“Emperor”)
BRAHMS, JOHANNES:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major Op. 83; Waltzes Op. 39 Nos. 1, 2, & 6

Soloists: Wilhelm Backhaus (piano)

Südfunk-Sinfonieorchester, Joseph Keilberth, Hans Müller-Kay

Record Label: SWR Classic - 19057
Medium: CD

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