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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
early Beethoven played sweetly,
By Theophilus "Andy" (Ohio, U.S.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Alfred Brendel Plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol. III (Audio CD)
Brendel always seems to have a penchant for never over-doing things. He's never too loud, never too soft, never too harsh (even with this composer). In all the lyrical sections of these early sonatas, I find this disciplined sense of moderation to be soothing yet intense. For example in the first movement of the "Moonlight" Sonata, the soft and double soft marking are observed with assiduousness. It's subtle and not overly dramatic. Brendel's technique is more than adequate. I wonder why he is not more of a perfectionist when he plays (as he has said about his playing- "I am not a perfectionist.") All the dynamic and phrasing markings are observed diligently. He's very true to the intentions of the composer even in the little pieces such as these. And as always, he puts the composer before himself when playing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent performances, recording-remastering mediocre...,
By Rubén (US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Alfred Brendel Plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol. III (Audio CD)
These recordings date from 1962 through 1964. The state-of-the art for analog was fully developed by then (see the fine RCA Living Stereo releases from the 1950's!), so my best guess as to the "metallic" sound of the piano is that it stems from a bad remaster/transfer job in 1991-2 and/or the use of 2nd or later generation tapes, or a bad recording to begin with... Truth be told, I have the original LPs that came as a boxed set containing all of LvB's piano music (incl. the concertos,etc.) and I am leaning toward the last possibility being the case here... the performances trump the sonics, and I'd not hesitate to recommend these versions.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brendel plays Bethoven in his own way,
By Ilya Rabinovich "irabinovich@comcast.net" (Bethesda, MD United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Alfred Brendel Plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol. III (Audio CD)
He may not have a lyricism of Gilels or force and precision of Sokolov, but along these greatest I love the way he plays No.10 G Major and NO. 15 D Major "Pastoral" and others from this album
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