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Kovacevich; Stephen
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Colin Davis’ Happy Beethoven Odyssey (Video Review)
The Bottom Line: When Colin Davis was “on,” he was […] To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a…
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Beethoven: Diabelli/Kovacevich
For his Onyx label debut Stephen Kovacevich revisits Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations for the first time on disc in nearly 40 years. His 1969 Philips recording…
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Chopin & Ravel: Waltzes/Kovacevich 7/7 C
For the record, Stephen Kovacevich plays the “traditional” 14 Waltzes in order of composition rather than opus number. The performances are inconsistent. Sometimes he piles…
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Beethoven: Piano concertos/Kovacevich
Dating from the 1960s and ’70s, Stephen Kovacevich’s complete Beethoven recordings for Philips are gathered together in a budget-priced boxed set. His objective, somewhat cool…
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Beethoven: Op. 2 Piano sonatas/Kovacevich
Stephen Kovacevich concludes his EMI Beethoven cycle at the beginning, so to speak, with the composer’s first three sonatas. Listeners seeking classical restraint or surface…
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Beethoven: Hammerklavier etc/Kovacevich
Stephen Kovacevich’s long-anticipated recording of Beethoven’s “Hammerklavier” Sonata grasps at the bar upon which the work’s reference versions reside. The pianist’s rough-hewn energy and kinetic…
