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Beethoven: Moonlight, Waldstein, Appassionata / Ashkenazy (Penguin Music Classics Series)

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This troika of piano sonatas shows off some of Beethoven's most crystalline writing: from the impressionistic, sensual Moonlight to the somewhat mournful Appassionata to the wonderful, intricate aural shoving match of Waldstein. On the grounds of their sheer power, these three took novelist and erstwhile liner notician John Fowles by quiet storm. He writes in his notes to the CD that he's easily brought to tears, and that Beethoven "knew how to move people quasi-divinely." What happens in Ashkenazy's performance may--or may not--be divine.

Beethoven: Sonate Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Liszt: Sonate h-Moll; Après une lecture du Dante

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Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"; Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata.". (sound recording review): An article from: Sensible Sound

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This digital document is an article from Sensible Sound, published by Sensible Sound on January 1, 2002. The length of the article is 401 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation DetailsTitle: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"; Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata.". (sound recording review)Author: John Puccio

"Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp. 109, 110 & 111"

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Beethoven's last three piano sonatas have long been regarded as the Mt. Everest of the form, heights that can be scaled only by pianists who possess the keyboard technique to realize the depth of the composer's vision. By those standards, if Uchida isn't the equal of such giants as Arrau, Kempff, and Schnabel, she certainly comes close enough to make this an outstanding release. Her pianissimos are feathery-light; her fortes are as powerful as one might wish, and her trills are analogues of Beethoven's spiritual ideas. She renders Beethoven's full dynamic palette with nuances that make every shading register. Uchida never makes an ugly sound. Her tone remains warm, colorful, and full-bodied. More important, her interpretation encompasses the inward, contemplative slow sections as well as the energetic ones, and she plays Beethoven's contrapuntal passages with a clarity that makes every musical strand count. She's helped by outstanding engineering, too. Not all of the transcendental Beethoven is captured here, but Uchida comes a lot closer than most pianists can aspire to. That alone makes this disc a must-have. -- Dan Davis

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Hammerklavier; Pathétique; Op. 49, No. 1

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Step by Step-Beethoven (Music Scores)

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Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950s, Vol. 3

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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

Beethoven - Triple Concerto ~ Choral Fantasy / Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Berliner Phil., Barenboim

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Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Rachmaninov, Horowitz, Arrau, et al

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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2

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It takes a lot of confidence, to say nothing of experience and technical mastery to even think about tackling these three Beethovenian giants, but Irish pianist John O'Conor has more than what it takes. He delivers performances that not only show the depth of the composer's complex pianistic structures, but find the music's heart as well. The sonics are superb. --David Vernier

Bagatelles, Rondos and Other Shorter Works for Piano

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Most popular and most performed shorter works, including Rondo a capriccio in G and Andante in F. Breitkopf & Hartel edition.

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