Preliminary rankings for recordings of Beethoven piano sonata #8, Op 13. These rankings were made as of July, 2008. They do not include recordings with...
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dmitri knessin
dmtrbrn
Oct 29, 2009 11:44 am
I am curious about the Richter-Haaser recording..... I think he recorded it. I am (again) surprised to see Horowitz, Rubinstein and Schiff up there. Â ... ...
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John Endicott
jeendicott
Oct 29, 2009 2:34 pm
Ivan Moravec! J ________________________________ From: Richard Mathisen <richard.mathisen@...> To: beethovensonatas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, October...
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George
gperkins151
Oct 30, 2009 9:30 pm
Strongly seconded!! He's my favorite too!...
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dmanildi
Nov 2, 2009 2:43 pm
I join in the strongest possible vote for Moravec, and am unable to understand his apparent elimination from the 15 versions listed. D.Manildi...
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Richard Mathisen
richardmathisen
Nov 2, 2009 3:00 pm
George, John, Dmitri, Moravec: I admit that I somehow overlooked the Moravec recording of Op 13 when I compiled my preliminary list of favorites in July 2008....
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John Duffy
johnd012033
Nov 2, 2009 3:28 pm
Dear Dick Mathisen, Have you considered Artur Pizarro, the Portuguese pianist, recording for LINN Records? John Duffy ...
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John Duffy
johnd012033
Nov 2, 2009 3:40 pm
MY ATTACHMENT WAS STRIPPED OFF OF MY PREVIOUS e-mail. John Duffy Beethoven's famous 'Pathetique', 'Moonlight', 'Tempest' and 'Appassionata' sonatas played to...
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dmitri knessin
dmtrbrn
Nov 2, 2009 7:06 pm
I see your point. as you know my admiration for Richter Haaser is based on the fugue of the hammerklavier. He played it like it was 'A' fugue instead of THE...
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George
gperkins151
Nov 3, 2009 12:04 pm
Hi Dick. My Pathetique picks (in order): Moravec Richter(Melodiya) Serkin(mono) Serkin(stereo) Annie Fischer Gilels (DG) Nat (EMI) Kovacevich (EMI) Gulda...
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Richard A Mathisen
richardmathisen
Nov 3, 2009 12:51 pm
George, Thank you very much! I always look forward to seeing your choices, partly because I always learn from them. When you specify "Richter (Melodiya)," I...
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wkasimer@...
wkasimer
Nov 3, 2009 2:23 pm
I've just begun going through my recordings of this sonata; so far, Zoltan Kocsis heads the short list, and by a considerable margin. Bill ============= ...
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John Duffy
johnd012033
Nov 4, 2009 3:39 am
Dear Mr. Mathisen, Has Artur Pizarro's recording for Linn been considered and / or eliminated ? john Duffy...
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George
gperkins151
Nov 4, 2009 12:58 pm
Oh, I see, the Parnassus recording by Richter is live. I don't recall comparing the two, but should do that as well. Now I have a lot of homework. :-) G...
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George
gperkins151
Nov 4, 2009 1:01 pm
I only have the 1959 performance by Richter and wasn't aware that there is another one. Can you tell me more about it? For Annie Fischer, yes I mean the...
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Richard Mathisen
richardmathisen
Nov 5, 2009 12:06 pm
George, Richter's studio recording of the Pathetique made June 4 1959 is by far the most widely known recording by him. There is a live recording made in April...
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Richard A Mathisen
richardmathisen
Nov 5, 2009 12:19 pm
John Duffy, I'm not familiar with Artur Pizarra or his recording of the Pathetique. If you wish to supply me with a copy I'd be willing to consider it. I've...
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David T. Goh
drgoh@ymail.com
Nov 13, 2009 8:32 pm
I recently picked up a second hand copy of Bernard Robert's set as so many in the discussion have found his performances to be among the best. Unfortunately,...
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Richard A Mathisen
richardmathisen
Nov 17, 2009 2:57 pm
Here are my revised rankings and tempos for Op 13 ("Pathetique"). I have included a number of recordings whose sound quality is not up to normal standards,...
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Richard Mathisen
richardmathisen
Nov 17, 2009 4:55 pm
I suggest that anyone who responds to note #307 (Revised Rankings of Op 13) should start a new thread. I make that suggestion because Note #307 is very long...
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Dmitri
dmtrbrn
Dec 7, 2009 11:56 am
I never heard a convincing recording of the rondo with introduction of the waldstein sonate. It always ends up becoming some sort of potpouri with a lot of...
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George
gperkins151
Dec 8, 2009 12:21 pm
Serkin's 1952 recording of the Waldstein is the best that I have heard. The thin mono sound isn't great, but the performance is. It's available on a two disc...
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dmitri knessin
dmtrbrn
Dec 8, 2009 12:59 pm
I will check it out. thanks. ... From: George <gperkins151@...> Subject: [beethovensonatas] Re: waldstein serkin To: beethovensonatas@yahoogroups.com ...
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Richard Mathisen
richardmathisen
Dec 12, 2009 12:39 pm
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Ronán
rmconroy5
Dec 29, 2009 2:53 pm
... I've never been a fan of Decca's piano recordings. The stereo set suffers badly from being recorded too close to the pianist - you can hear intrusive...
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Ronán
rmconroy5
Dec 30, 2009 5:20 pm
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