Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
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Beethoven: Piano Trios "archduke" & "ghost" / Jandó, Et Al
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May 13, 1992
Beethoven: Piano Trios 'Ghost' and 'Archduke'
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol 5 / Jenö Jandó
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Oct 15, 1988
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 5-7, Op. 10 and No. 25, Op.
Beethoven: Famous Piano Sonatas / Jando
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Beethoven's Sonatas Probably the best known of Beethoven's sonatas are the Pathetique, Moonlight and Appassionata. Only the first name was given by the composer. The Moonlight Sonata has it's name from the inspiration of the poet Rellstab (whose verses were to be set to music by Schubert). Writing in 1832 he likened the sonata to the wild scenery bordering Lake Lucerne, seen from a boat by moonlight. The French romantic composer Berlioz, on the other hand, preferred to see sunlight in the sonata, and other writers have been equally imaginative. Sonata No.8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique" The Sonata pathetique was written in 1798 and 1799, and was published in the latter year with a dedication to Prince Lichnowsky, the nobleman who had travelled to the court of Berlin with Mozart in 1789. The work, Opus 13, is in C Minor, and is described as a "Grande" Sonata, music suitable for public performance by the composer, who was at this time one of the most distinguished keyboard-players in Vienna. Sonata No.14 in C Sharp Minor 'quasi una fantasia' Op. 27, No.2 "Moonlight" The Moonlight Sonata is more properly described by it's title Sonata quasi una fantasia, Opus 27 No.1, in the key of C Sharp Minor. The imaginative writer Arnold Schering, already referred to, found a literary parallel with Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, but others have chosen to find in the sonata romantic notions of a different kind. It was completed in 1801, and dedicated, at the last minute, to Countess Giulietta Guicciardi, a young pupil of Beethoven. Sonata No.23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" Sonata in F Minor, Opus 57, the Appassionata, was considered by Beethoven to be among his best piano sonatas. It's nick-name, although not chosen by the com- poser, is an apt one, although Schering's parallel with Shakespeare's MacBeth may appeal to us less. Dedicated to the Countess of Brunswick, the sonata was completed in 1805 and published two years later.
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Etc / Konstantin Scherbakov
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Jul 31, 1998
Beethoven: Piano Variations
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets Vol 6 / Kodaly Quartet
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Oct 08, 1999
As the Naxos Beethoven Quartet cycle heads toward completion, the Kodály Quartet turns in some of its finest playing to date. Particularly impressive in the E-flat Op. 127 quartet, the four players spin out the second movement variations with pliant lyricism, effecting gorgeously shaded dynamic contrasts in the Scherzando Vivace. The Kodálys may not plunge into the Op. 59's opening Allegro with the virtuosic confidence marking the Alban Berg Quartett's EMI studio version, or the better-recorded Alexander Quartet (Arte Nova); on the other hand, I like the dark charm they bring to the Minuet movement. The fugal finale is taken slightly under Beethoven's all-but-impossible metronome indication. While the music's dangerous edge is compromised, the results gain in linear clarity and uplifting momentum. An attractive coupling, all told, and worth much more than its bargain price. --Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets Vol 4 / Vanbrugh Quartet
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Jun 18, 1997
REVIEWS:
Fanfare (7-8/98, pp.91-92) - "...These recordings are more than merely competent; they are fine enough to bear comparison with any set....These are four skilled artists playing fine instruments; intonation is consistently reliable..."
Fanfare (7-8/98, pp.91-92) - "...These recordings are more than merely competent; they are fine enough to bear comparison with any set....These are four skilled artists playing fine instruments; intonation is consistently reliable..."
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets Vol 3 / Kodály Quartet
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Jan 10, 1996
Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18, Nos. 5 and 6
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Vol 1 - Op 102 & 69 / Onczay, Jandó
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Nov 20, 1991
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 3-5
Beethoven: Bagatelles Op 33, 119 & 126 / Jénö Jandó
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Feb 13, 1992
Beethoven: Bagatelles, Opp. 33, 119 and 126
Battle Music / Lenard, CSR Symphony Orchestra
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Mar 15, 1989
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