Beethoven (4) / Klavierissimo 2020 — Wetzikon ZH, 2020-01-31

Beethoven / Klavierissimo Festival 2020, Recital 4 @ KZO, Wetzikon ZH, 2020-01-31 — Piano Sonata No.16 in G major, op.31/1 (Herbert Schuch); Sonata No.17 in D minor, op.31/2, “The Tempest” (Tamar Beraia); Sonata No.18 in E♭ major, op.31/3, “The Hunt” (Cristian Budu); Sonata No.21 in C major, op.53, “Waldstein Sonata” (Alina Bercu). Mostly a review in pictures.
Blog post #542 — #rolfsmblog •

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

Encounters with Yulianna Avdeeva

(…) Yulianna at that time had just finished her concert diploma and had since become Prof. Scherbakov’s assistant (which presumably consists of filling in for him when he was away for concerts or for a recording session). This is now 3 years ago, and she has evolved as a pianist quite dramatically since then…