Krufft, Beethoven, Scriabin (Diary 2013-09-30)

Horn and Fortepiano (Beethoven, Krufft, Leidesdorf) — Anneke Scott (natural horn) & Kathryn Cok (fortepiano); Scriabin: Piano Sonata No.3 in F♯ minor, op.23 — Vladimir Ashkenazy, Bernd Glemser, Marc-André Hamelin

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)

Beethoven: Variations in E♭ major, op.35, «Eroica»

Beethoven, “Eroica”-Variations op.35, Comparing recordings with the following artists: Artur Schnabel (1938), Glenn Gould (1970), Svjatoslav Richter (1970), Emil Gilels (1980), Konstantin Scherbakov (1984), Alfred Brendel (1985), Olli Mustonen (1993), Ronald Brautigam (2010)

Beethoven: 12 Variations in A major, WoO 71

Beethoven, 12 Variations on “Das Waldmädchen”, WoO 71 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Emil Gilels (1968), Vladimir Ashkenazy (2006), Olli Mustonen (1993), Ronald Brautigam (2010)

Yulianna Avdeeva in Warsaw, 2010

After Yulianna Avdeeva’s success at the Chopin competition 2010 in Warsaw, but even more so after the award ceremony in which she received the first prize (…), I was totally overwhelmed and deeply moved by her interpretations. Only then I realized the true value and depth of her art…