Beethoven (1) / Klavierissimo 2020 — Wetzikon ZH, 2020-01-28

Beethoven / Klavierissimo Festival 2020, Recital 1 @ KZO, Wetzikon ZH, 2020-01-28 — Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.2/1 (Tamar Beraia); Sonata No.2 in A major, op.2/2 (Alina Bercu); Sonata No.3 in C major, op.2/3 (Herbert Schuch); Sonata No.4 in E♭ major, op.7 (Werner Bärtschi). Mostly a review in pictures.
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Konstantin Scherbakov / Recital #1, Beethoven Cycle — Zurich, 2019-09-21

Concert review, ★★★★½, Konstantin Scherbakov, Beethoven Sonata Cycle, Recital #1 @ Aula, Alte Kantonsschule, Zurich, 2019-09-21 — Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.2/1; Piano Sonata No.2 in A major, op.2/2; Piano Sonata No.3 in C major, op.2/3; Piano Sonata No.4 in E♭ major, op.7
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Alina Bercu — Piano Recital, Wetzikon ZH, 2019-02-01

Blog post #467 — Concert review, ★★★, Piano Recital Alina Bercu @ Wetzikon ZH, 2019-02-01 (Klavierissimo Festival 2019) — Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.4 in E♭ major, op.7 & Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, op.10/1; Chopin: Nocturne No.7 in C♯ minor, op.27/1, CT 114 & Nocturne No.8 in D♭ major, op.27/2, CT 115; Rachmaninoff: 6 Moments Musicaux, op.16
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Byron Wei-Xin Zhou — Piano Recital, Geneva, 2019-01-04

Concert review, ★★★½, Piano Recital Byron Wei-Xin Zhou @ Victoria Hall, Geneva, 2019-01-04 — Tong Sang (1923 – 2012): Fair Maiden from Afar (1943); Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.4 in E♭ major, op.7; Scriabin: 8 Études, op.42: No.4 (F♯ major) & No.5 (C♯ minor); Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36
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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Comparison Summary

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas — summary for comparisons of recordings, involving the following artists: Wilhelm Backhaus, Paul Badura-Skoda, Daniel Barenboim, Ronald Brautigam, Edwin Fischer, Emil Gilels, Friedrich Gulda, Clara Haskil, Jos van Immerseel, Julius Katchen, Wilhelm Kempff, Igor Levit, Mikhail Pletnev, Maurizio Pollini, Svjatoslav Richter, Arthur Rubinstein, András Schiff, Artur Schnabel, Mélodie Zhao