Beethoven Piano Your resource for the piano music of Ludwig van Beethoven

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CD 1
1-2.sonata no.1 for piano & cello op.5 no.1
3-4.sonata no.2 for piano & cello op.5 no.2
5-6.sonata no.4 for piano & cello op.102 no.1
CD 2
1-3.sonata no.3 for piano & cello op.69
4-6.sonata no.5 for piano & cello op.102 no.2
7.7 variations on"bei mannern welche liebe fuhlen"
8.12 variations on"ein madchen oder weibchen

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An advanced duet for one piano, four hands by Ludwig van Beethoven.

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Today’s four-hand pianists will greatly enjoy the later string quartets of Beethoven—some of the finest compositions in western music—in these excellent, faithful transcriptions. Included are Opp. 74, 95, 127, 130-133, 135. For piano students (at intermediate level) and seasoned performers. Originally published by C. F. Peters.

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Murray Perahia isn't about flash and, as this diverse collection of music reveals, the pianist's true brilliance is his dedication to the integrity of each composition. Scarlatti's Sonata in B Minor leads things off and reveals Perahia's recent love for baroque music (check out his excellent recording of Bach's English Suites Nos. 1, 3, & 6). Chopin's Ballade No. 1 seemingly unfolds itself in the pianist's hands. Perahia plays close attention to the composition's details but never loses sight of its free-spirited nature. Of course, nothing is quite so free-spirited here as Bartók's Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, where Perahia showcases his faultless technique on the dissonant and adventurous work. Another highlight is found on disc 2, where Perahia leads the English Chamber Orchestra in fine form through Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25. --Jason Verlinde

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Much of the repertoire here is new to Richter's ever-growing discography, notably 53 minutes worth of transcendent Liszt Années de Pelerinage excerpts, and a haunting Ravel Le Gibet. A live Beethoven Pathetique sonata proves more individual and arresting than Richter's excellent studio recording, as does this 1954 Weber 3rd Sonata to the better- recorded 1966 Philips version. Richter fans, however, will truly be floored by a whirling Ravel Alborado del gracioso and Rachmaninoff's Études- tableaux in E-flat, played better than humanly possible. Don't pass this set up! --Jed Distler