Preliminary Rankings: Recordings of Beethoven Sonata #3, Op. 2, No. 3 The first recording ("01") is considered to be the "best" recording, the second one is...
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klavierneuling
Feb 5, 2009 9:54 am
Brendel above Richter? Must be a typo. KHI ... second best recording, etc. When a pianist has recorded more than one complete sonata cycle, they are...
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dmanildi
Feb 5, 2009 2:23 pm
... the second one is the second best recording, etc. When a pianist has recorded more than one complete sonata cycle, they are distinguished by numbers....
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Richard Mathisen
richardmathisen
Feb 5, 2009 3:08 pm
Donald, Perahia's recordings of Op 2-1 and Op 2-2 were both ranked highly by me. His release of the three sonatas of Opus 2 ocurrred quite late in my...
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Richard Mathisen
richardmathisen
Feb 5, 2009 6:28 pm
Op 2-3 is the most popular of the three sonatas from Opus 2 and the only one to make it into the standard repertory. Among Beethoven piano sonatas, I would...
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petermlyon
Feb 5, 2009 7:35 pm
Thanks for your listing. I was initially horrified that you excluded Michelangeli. I had been anticipating some hostility to his recordings but you have...
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dmanildi
Feb 6, 2009 3:43 pm
... me. His release of the three sonatas of Opus 2 ocurrred quite late in my comparison efforts. His recording of Op 2-3 started at #7 in my first listening...
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wkasimer@...
wkasimer
Feb 6, 2009 3:45 pm
... I lack the comprehensive collections that Dick and others possess, but of those I own and have listened to over the past day or two, Gilels and Richter...
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Kirk McElhearn
kirkfrance
Feb 6, 2009 3:51 pm
... I've never heard Fischer, but saying she "seems to labor over the last movement" is kind of interesting, since, if I understand correctly, her recordings...
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wkasimer
Feb 6, 2009 3:56 pm
... I listened to Gilels right after Gould, so he didn't seem so slow. I bought my copy of the Gould used, and the only mark that the previous owner made in...
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klavierneuling
Feb 6, 2009 5:44 pm
Hello dear specialists! Of course there is Richter and Gilels and Michelangeli and then there is the rest. I am glad some of you see it somehow like that,...
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gperkins151
Feb 7, 2009 3:50 am
Hi Dick and group, My picks for this work, in order: 1. Goode/Gulda Tie 2. Gilels 3. Kempff (m) 4. Backhaus 5. Barenboim 6. Solomon (Pearl) 7. Kovacevich 8....
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richardmathisen
Feb 7, 2009 3:02 pm
George, Thanks for your favorites! Are there two different Solomon recordings? Or are they the same recording with different sound qualities? If there's a...
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gperkins151
Feb 7, 2009 3:26 pm
Yes, I believe that there are two Solomon recordings of this sonata. The Pearl CD was something I came across in a store last year. No, I don't have the...
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rpy1111@...
rpy1111
Feb 7, 2009 3:35 pm
There are 2 Solomon recordings but the live one is on APR. Robert Y In a message dated 2/7/2009 10:02:43 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ...
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Richard Mathisen
richardmathisen
Feb 7, 2009 5:45 pm
George, Rubinstein's Beethoven is uneven. You have to talk about specific recordings of specific sonatas from specific years. In my opinion, his Appassionata...
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Richard Mathisen
richardmathisen
Feb 7, 2009 8:10 pm
I spent yesterday listening to 15 recordings of Op 2-2. I tried to determine tempos for the various movements. I've also made an attempt to re-rank these...
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richardmathisen
Feb 7, 2009 8:36 pm
Way back in Note #60, I mentioned a possible Research Experiment involving recordings of Op 49-2. About five or six of you responded by expressing interest...
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NEIL WALKER
neil335667
Feb 7, 2009 9:08 pm
Thanks Richard. Incidentally, I haven't gone to sleep - it's just that there are many of you out there who are acquainted with loads more performances than I...
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Richard Mathisen
richardmathisen
Feb 7, 2009 9:35 pm
Neil, Thanks for your note! I do want to assure you and others that you don't need to have a large collection in order to post your favorites or discuss them....
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Lisa Hirsch
lisa_hirsch_...
Feb 7, 2009 9:49 pm
I haven't read through this extremely interesting and detailed email in full yet, but I wanted to say a few things about the authority of the score, apropos of...
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gperkins151
Feb 8, 2009 3:17 pm
The only Rubinstein Beethoven I have heard is the one with the popular sonatas on Living Stereo, which contains the 1963 Appassionata that you like. I do have...
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gperkins151
Feb 8, 2009 3:36 pm
If you have a live one on APR, then there must be at least three Solomon Op. 2, No.3 recordings. Timings for the 2 that I have: Pearl - 9:34 7:24 3:03...
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rpy1111@...
rpy1111
Feb 8, 2009 4:15 pm
I have the Berlin recording from Feb. 23, 1956 on APR. It must be the same on Pearl since the timings are almost identical. I don't have the Pearl but will...
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dmanildi
Feb 8, 2009 5:22 pm
... the same ... Pearl but ... There are only two issued Solomon recordings of this sonata: the earlier one is from May 21, 1948 and is on Testament as well...
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petermlyon
Feb 8, 2009 7:53 pm
Dick, thanks for your welcome. You have certainly started a fascinating debate here. The best aspect for me is rooting through a lot of recordings that I...
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Richard Mathisen
richardmathisen
Feb 9, 2009 12:55 am
Donald, Thanks so much for your help with the background on the Solomon recordings of Op 2-3! Your assistance is invaluable in trying to answer some of these...
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amcollins_21217
Feb 9, 2009 3:39 am
Radu Lupu is currently touring the US and Canada (Ottawa, at least) with a program including LvB Sonatas 8, 9, 10 (with Schubert B flat after intermission). I...
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Richard Mathisen
richardmathisen
Feb 9, 2009 4:05 am
This note should not have been posted, since this group is only to discuss recordings of Beethoven piano sonatas. A subsequent offense will cause removal. Dick...
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dmanildi
Feb 9, 2009 2:45 pm
... recordings of Op 2-3! Your assistance is invaluable in trying to answer some of these technical questions. ... indicate there is a 1951 recording of Op 2-3...
