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Title: Daniel Barenboim - Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Post by: fuel925 on March 02, 2006, 08:39:42 PM
Has anyone heard this recording? What do you think of his playing of these works, and the boxset in general? Record label is EMI.
Title: Re: Daniel Barenboim - Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Post by: paulmoony on March 03, 2006, 02:45:49 AM
I have the box set, and I really think it's good.
Some Sonatas, you can see that it's not really musical and
wasn't interepreted very well.
He is not that famous either, but in general,
He is pretty amazing and good.
Also, he played the entire sonata and that's something.
Title: Re: Daniel Barenboim - Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Post by: mike_lang on March 03, 2006, 03:08:06 AM
Quote from: paulmoony on March 03, 2006, 02:45:49 AM
I have the box set, and I really think it's good.
Some Sonatas, you can see that it's not really musical and
wasn't interepreted very well.
He is not that famous either, but in general,
He is pretty amazing and good.
Also, he played the entire sonata and that's something.

I'm not sure what you mean that he is not that famous - he has been the conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for so long now (he just stepped down), also a famous Argentinian pianist.

His Pathetique is one of the best I've heard.
Title: Re: Daniel Barenboim - Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Post by: noesis on March 03, 2006, 05:19:40 PM
The first page of his Pathetique is unmatched on the EMI recordings from the 60s.
Title: Re: Daniel Barenboim - Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Post by: fuel925 on March 04, 2006, 11:35:24 PM
Quote from: noesis on March 03, 2006, 05:19:40 PM
The first page of his Pathetique is unmatched on the EMI recordings from the 60s.
Sorry can you clarify that, i'm not completely sure what you mean.
Title: Re: Daniel Barenboim - Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Post by: emmdoubleew on March 04, 2006, 11:38:50 PM
Quote from: fuel925 on March 04, 2006, 11:35:24 PM
Sorry can you clarify that, i'm not completely sure what you mean.

He means no one plays it as well as this particular recording.

Personally I prefer Richard Goode for the box set, so I recommend that one if you don't have it yet.
Title: Re: Daniel Barenboim - Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Post by: maxy on March 05, 2006, 04:49:19 PM
Quote from: fuel925 on March 04, 2006, 11:35:24 PM
Sorry can you clarify that, i'm not completely sure what you mean.

EMI is a record label.  It's a way to specify it's about the early recording and not the most recent one on DG.  Barenboim recorded the complete Beethoven sonatas twice.

Barenboim not famous???  For a pianist still alive, he is certainly one of the top 5 most famous.
Title: Re: Daniel Barenboim - Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Post by: zheer on March 05, 2006, 05:26:09 PM
Quote from: maxy on March 05, 2006, 04:49:19 PM


Barenboim not famous???  For a pianist still alive, he is certainly one of the top 5 most famous.

  Yup, and he is famous for all the right reasons.
Title: Re: Daniel Barenboim - Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Post by: countchocula on March 06, 2006, 03:39:35 AM
Good set