Ludwig van Beethoven Artur Schnabel - Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas Vol 4 (24 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Ludwig van Beethoven, Artur Schnabel
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major ('A Th?r?se'), Op. 78: Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
2. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major ('A Th?r?se'), Op. 78: Allegro vivace
3. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major ('Cuckoo'), Op. 79: Presto alla tedesca
4. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major ('Cuckoo'), Op. 79: Andante
5. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major ('Cuckoo'), Op. 79: Vivace
6. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung, Allegretto ma non troppo
7. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: Lebhaft, marschmabig, Vivace alla Marcia
8. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll, Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto
9. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit, Allegro
10. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: Allegro
11. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: Scherzo, Assai vivace
12. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: Adagio sostenuto, Appassionato e on molto sentimento
13. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: Largo, Allegro risoluto / Fuga
Track Listings (11) - Disc #2
1. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
2. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
3. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: Vivace, ma non troppo
4. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: Prestissimo
5. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo, Gesangvoll, mi innigster Empfindung
6. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
7. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: Allegro molto
8. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: Adagio ma non troppo
9. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: Fuga, Allegro ma non troppo
10. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: Maestoso / Allegro con brio ed appassionato
11. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: Arietta, Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

CD Details

All Artists: Ludwig van Beethoven, Artur Schnabel
Title: Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Classica D'oro
Original Release Date: 1/1/1932
Re-Release Date: 10/30/2001
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Romantic (c.1820-1910)
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 723724326224

CD Reviews

Inferior transfers of important recordings

Friedrich | 10/17/2007

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Schnabel's classic interpretations of Beethoven's sonatas should be

heard in a better transfer than this. Noise reduction overfilters and

distorts the piano sound, which here is thin, tinny, nuanceless, and

unrealistic. This undercuts Schnabel's achievement. Much better

quality transfers are available.

Bad labels for historical recordings: Arkadia, Classica d'Oro, Enterprise.

Good labels: Pearl, Naxos, ... (and many others)

Iffy label for Schnabel: EMI (most people consider the sound overfiltered)

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