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Piano Sonata in B flat (Hammerklavier), Op. 106

By Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by Harold Craxton. For Piano solo. Level: 8, L. 60 pages. Published by ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music).

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Beethoven: The Cello Sonatas

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Beethoven: Eroica Op. 55 (arranged for piano quartet)

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Beethoven: Piano Concertos 4 & 5

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Beethoven: Sonatas for piano No29; Sonatas for piano No28

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Vladimir Feltsman has definite ideas about the Hammerklavier and the ability to carry them out, not something we can take for granted. He plays the first movement with emphasis on rhetoric, occasionally sacrificing forward motion, but certainly making his points. There is no sacrifice of motion in the horrendously difficult finale, though, where the pianist keeps the music going with great power and impressive clarity. Only the slow movement requires the degree of eloquence that we hear throughout No. 28, a treasure of a performance. This is some very impressive Beethoven playing, very well recorded. --Leslie Gerber