Late Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Love Schnabel's. I like Gieseking's Beethoven but I don't think it's quite the bullseye of Schnabel's. Would love to discover some others though. Kempff?

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timchen Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 93 posts 02-16-2003 at 04:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete i am surprised no one has mentioned Wilhelm Backhaus!! his playing is one of the classic! highly recommended.
detlof Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,899 posts 02-16-2003 at 05:03pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Kempf, Gulda, Backhaus, Gieseking, Solomon,Schnabel, Richter,Arrau,Casadesus.
jorge_err Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 34 posts 02-17-2003 at 02:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Maurizio Polini for the last 5.
gileon Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 45 posts 04-18-2003 at 05:22am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Schnabel is the gold standard. I also like Edwin Fischer very much. For opus 90 and 101, Richter on Praga is also great. For opus 106, Richter is incomparable on Stradivarius label (live recording from 1976). I find Kempff to be dull, though his earlier mono recordings are less duller than his mind numbing stereo re-recordings.
timchen Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 93 posts 04-18-2003 at 09:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I am agree with Jorge err tha Polini's last sonotas are classic.

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