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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas opp.13 & 27/2 (Diary 2012-12-31)

Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13, “Pathétique” — Backhaus (1958), Barenboim (1984), Badura-Skoda (1969), Schnabel (1935), Fischer (1952), Gulda (1967), Immerseel (1983), fortepiano), Gilels (1980), Brautigam (2003, fortepiano); Piano Sonata No.14 in C♯ minor, op.27/2 — Badura-Skoda (1969), Barenboim (1984), Backhaus (1958), Gulda (1967), Schnabel (1935), Pletnev (1988), Gilels (1980), Immerseel (1983), fortepiano), Brautigam (2003, fortepiano)

On Applause

A Facebook friend just pointed me to an ongoing discussion about applause in concerts. It was interesting reading — sort of (see below), but because in general I hate the level of these discussions, I thought I’d just write my opinion in my little corner, a.k.a. my music blog…

My Vinyl Record Collection

(…) for the following years, essentially all the money that I earned during my vacation jobs went into LP purchases. What was my guide in collecting LPs? Well, as I was listening to classical music on the radio just about all the time, I came across plenty of music that “talked to me”; unfortunately, LPs at that time were expensive…

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