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Topic: Help on recordings (Read 1319 times)

rachmaninova

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Help on recordings

on: September 26, 2006, 11:52:43 PM

Hello!

I'm starting to work on the following repertoire:

Bach - Prelude&Fuge in F# Major form WTCII
Scriabin - Etude Op. 42 - 5
Liszt - Waldesrauschen
Beethoven - Sonata Op. 31 - 3
Liszt - La vallée d'Obermann

and I wanted to know which recordings do you reccomend for each one of this works.

Thank you!
Carla

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micci

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Re: Help on recordings

Reply #1 on: September 28, 2006, 01:00:48 PM

Hi,

#Bach - Prelude&Fuge in F# Major from WTCII
I like Gould's one. Richter's is also good
https://classic.chubrik.ru/Bach/WTC2_Gould.html
https://classic.chubrik.ru/Bach/WTC2_Richter.html

#Scriabin - Etude Op. 42 - 5
Richter's and Fiorentino's recordings are my favourite.
technically speaking, Gavrilov's is also good.

#Liszt - Waldesrauschen
I don't like this piece, which is why I don't know.

#Beethoven - Sonata Op. 31 - 3
I like Pollini's and Wilhelm Kempff's.

#Liszt - La vallée d'Obermann
Horowitz is Go(o)d.
But for learning this piece, it might not be appropriate to listen to, because he arranged some passages.
Brendel is also an excellent Liszt-interpreter.

I hope it helps you.

Ciao!
micci

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