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| Who??? |
| Brendel |
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30% |
[ 7 ] |
| Kempff |
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8% |
[ 2 ] |
| Pollini |
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4% |
[ 1 ] |
| Arrau |
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26% |
[ 6 ] |
| Serkin |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Schnabel |
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4% |
[ 1 ] |
| Richter |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Horowitz |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Goode |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Kuerti |
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8% |
[ 2 ] |
| Others(specify in your posts who) |
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17% |
[ 4 ] |
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beethoven
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 Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:27 pm Post subject: Who performs Beethoven better? |
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In my idea Kempff, Brendel, Pollini, Arrau are among the greatest Beethoven interpreters. Also Serkin is a great one, but he breaths too heavily.  |
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Sohcahtoa
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I voted Arrau. 
BTW: you might want to include Gilels up there for his fantastic, but unfortunately incomplete set of Sonatas. |
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beethoven
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, yeah. Thanks for reminding me. I love his "in-complete" set  |
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Max
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I wanted to vote more than once! Arrau is fantastic, the 'thinking mans' approach to them, Richter has immeasurable power in his playing, and Gilels and Pollini are also good. |
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ChopinBallade
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| Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:31 am Post subject: |
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| wheres da pirahna |
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Brewtality
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| Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:48 am Post subject: |
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| the best imo are Arrau and Gilels. I also really like the Horowitz recordings of pathetique and Appassionata, i wish he recorded more beethoven. |
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beethoven
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| Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 10:43 am Post subject: |
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| yeah, i wish horowitz could have recorded more beethoven |
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Scriabinist
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| Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Yarr, Gilels and Pollini for me, as I haven't heard too much of the others. |
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Thracozaag
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| Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| beethoven wrote: |
| yeah, i wish horowitz could have recorded more beethoven |
He also recorded 101 and the Emperor Concerto.
koji (STSD)
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beethoven
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| Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:42 am Post subject: |
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| Thracozaag wrote: |
| beethoven wrote: |
| yeah, i wish horowitz could have recorded more beethoven |
He also recorded 101 and the Emperor Concerto.
koji (STSD)
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He recorded 101? Damn, I have to listen to that
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WinterWind_23
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| I can't really give an impartial answer, since I have heard not a large amount for a credible opinion. But from previous experiences of hearing some of these great pianist, and from other member's exaltation: Brendel and Schnabel. These two are legendary for playing Beethoven more than any other composers. I have the complete set of Beethoven sonatas by Goode, and they are extremely good. I would state that he is also one of the best for beethoven's music. |
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Goldberg
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So far I've refrained from answering because I simply can't, as WinterWind put it, provide a credible opinion. I haven't heard at least half of those listed names play ONE Beethoven piece, much less a significant number of sonatas. However, I have heard both Kuerti and Goode (whose complete set I also have) extensively, and of the two I agree primarily with Kuerti's interpretations; so I'll vote A.K.
Though I'd like to give the honourable mention to John O'Conor...not simply because he's Irish but because he has a perfectly subtle touch for a lot of the sonatas! Of course, I can't say I like some of his sonatas because of this introversion. |
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calebrw
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| my first beethoven CD was rubenstien, so everytime i hear pc 4 or 5, I use his playing of those as a guide... |
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An!ma`
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:48 am Post subject: |
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| beethoven wrote: |
| Thracozaag wrote: |
| beethoven wrote: |
| yeah, i wish horowitz could have recorded more beethoven |
He also recorded 101 and the Emperor Concerto.
koji (STSD)
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He recorded 101? Damn, I have to listen to that
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I read Horowitz could play all the sonatas, but never recorded a lot of them.
Actually, Horowitz could play a frigging lot, but he didn't record too much of it;).
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beethoven
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| Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 11:13 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I read the same thing. I also read his Hammerklavier was way better than, Serkin (Beethoven specialist) |
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