Hi everybody...have you heard de complete set of the bethoven piano sonatas by Glenn Gould? It was the only one I had, but I bought recently the Kempff set, and I really think that its better. I would like to hear your opininon
Gould didn't record all 32...I am curious to know what recordings by him you have.Gilels did a beautiful recording of the cycle, and Brendel has put out several. The thing is, I don't think there is ONE pianist who plays all of the Beethoven sonatas the 'best', per se. For example, I don't think anyone can beat Michelangeli's Op.2 No.3, and some of Richter's recordings are top notch, even though he didn't record the complete 32 either. If you want the whole cycle, try Gilels or Brendel.
Annie Fischer has one of the best complete cycles, I like Gilels too, it's really sad he died before he could do the op. 111
I know! And even worse that he died due to a medical ACCIDENT...scandalous.
really what was it,you must speak.
Glenn Gould did record the complete beethoven piano sonatas... He was quite contemptuous of many of them however. His favorite one was the "les adiex". He notoriously hated the Appassionata, and the Pathetique, and most of the famous ones, as indicated by how little passion he puts into them... He also played the complete mozart sonatas, and a lot of the haydn. He hated mozart because his music did not conform to his idea that all music should be contrapuntal. Anyways... So yeah, his beethoven would not be the first recordings I would want to listen to. I really like Fazil Say, Vladimir Horowitz, Friedrich Gulda, and Alfred Brendel's recordings... I don't know if any of these people have made complete recordings... Kempff, Ashkenazy, and Seymour Lipkin are pretty good as well.
I made a download of this set, I didn't have time to listen do it all, but it is a 3 volume set, with 3 discs each, so I think it must be the somplete set...
Gould didn't record all 32...I am curious to know what recordings by him you have.If you want the whole cycle, try Gilels or Brendel.
Actually, Gilels did not record the whole cycle. Opus 111 and four others were not recorded. After recording Opp. 109 and 110 in the late summer of 1985, he died only a few weeks later, on October 14, 1985, on the eve of his 69th birthday.Claude Frank had a complete cycle on vinyl years ago that was quite beautiful. I wonder if it has been transferred to CD. Anyone know?Ashkenazy's complete cycle is more than just respectable: it's often quite beautiful.p.s. just noticed that you posted the Gilels info from Wikipedia. Sorry to repeat it.
Ashkenazy is often at the wrong end of negative comments; I agree with you re: his Beethoven cycle - it has some very beautiful moments.Thanks for the info re: Gilels - what do you know about the Gould debate?
Claude Frank had a complete cycle on vinyl years ago that was quite beautiful. I wonder if it has been transferred to CD. Anyone know?
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