András Schiff Beethoven
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The crowning glory in this fifth volume of András Schiff's resonantly recorded, chronological survey of the Beethoven sonatas is his urgently propelled Waldstein Sonata. Schiff clearly views... — More…
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András Schiff's Beethoven Sonata cycle… continues to be stimulating and provocative, always forcing one to hear such familiar music in a new light. As he approaches the final sonatas of the... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, Instrumental Choice
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The first movement of the big C major Sonata is conceived very much on orchestral lines with a dramatic variety of colouring and characterisation, as well as an unexpected use of the sustaining... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2010, First Choice
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a distinguished instalment in an outstanding cycle. — More…
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Beethoven - The Piano Sonatas (Volume 6)
Live recording from Zurich’s Town Hall, produced by Manfred Eicher
András Schiff (piano)
Three of these middle-period works are short, but what riches they deliver, and all abundantly and robustly realised by Schiff. — More…
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Even in the hairiest passages of the Hammerklavier Sonata Op 106, Schiff's poise never deserts him, while the textural clarity, especially of the inner lines, is always a delight. — More…
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By any standards, these are immaculately played accounts of hugely demanding works...Schiff's accounts of both works have a magisterial sense of rightness about them. — More…
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András Schiff's sharp attention to detail spills over from the first volume in his projected Beethoven cycle into this recital, although he sometimes crosses the thin line separating astute... — More…
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Taken as a whole, the set is a bit uneven: there are mighty performances of the later sonatas that sweep all before them, and accounts of some of the earlier works that seem prissy and over-manicured,... — More…
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