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I played it five years ago or so - I was too young for it back then, and I never quite finished the second movement (though I got through the first). I intend on returning to the piece sometime when I've tackled some other repertoire on my long, long waiting list.

As far as Beethoven sonatas go, it's probably one of the easier ones to do an "ok" job with, and I think it's a good piece for gaining a better understanding of Beethoven's music when his other late sonatas are still out of reach (in terms of technical difficulty). However, my teacher was perpetually dissatisfied with how I played it, and if I heard a recording of myself from back then, I too would probably dislike my own playing. But I'm still happy I learned the piece - makes me want to go back to it even more later on.

I haven't heard that particular recording of Goode's, but I've liked his recordings of some of the other sonatas. I imagine his recording of Op. 90 would be of similarly high quality.