All just my personal opinion
Concert review, ★★★★½, Konstantin Scherbakov, Beethoven Sonata Cycle, Recital #5 @ Aula, Alte Kantonsschule, Zurich, 2020-01-25 — Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, op.31/2 (“The Storm”); No.18 in E♭ major, op.31/3; No.19 in G minor, op.49/1; No.20 in G major, op.49/2; No.21 in C major, op.53 (“Waldstein”)
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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
… I listened to all the shallow music that was broadcasted on the radio around 1960 (our radio was an old “steam radio” built into a book shelf). I also distinctly remember that on Sundays the radio always played classical music — typically chamber music, such as music for wind instruments by Mozart — and I hated that music — not because I disliked it, but …