Fastest recordings of different pieces?

[sevencircles]

Anybody know about any online list of the fastest recordings of different pieces like the Minute Waltz and the Moonlight Sonata for instance?

[mussorgsky]

I haven't seen such. However, I don't think that speed is the most important.

[sevencircles]

I haven't seen such. However, I don't think that speed is the most important.

Agree, my favorite recordings of both the Moonlight sonata (Gould) and the Minute Waltz (Hofmann´s first) are also the fastest I have heard though.

[49410enrique]

i care not for the ultra fast vesions of pieces that don't call for an exaggerated quickness, i.e. the 'minute waltz' how most people think it's minute=60 seconds instead of how i think it works better when minute=small (as in small waltz not 60 seconds waltz) and is played a bit slower, i think it sings a bit better myself with the reigns loosened up a bit.

but back to topic, no i don't know of any databases that would collect such info, probably becuase it would be so few practical applications i suppose.

[sevencircles]

but back to topic, no i don't know of any databases that would collect such info, probably becuase it would be so few practical applications i suppose.

Guinness World Records of classical music perhaps. You shouldn´t really trust Guinness records though. David Garrett is the fastest violinist in the world acccording to them.