Monday, April 21, 2008

Beethoven and Mitsuko Uchida



Beethoven's Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, Op. 109, no. 31 in A Flat major, and no. 32 in C minor, written in 1821-1822, and played by the great Mitsuko Uchida [click here to download].

Vladimir Horowitz



Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) performing a selection of Chopin Etudes and Mazurkas, and a scherzo, with Liszt's Funerailles No. 7, and the Sonata in B minor, recorded 1932-36 at Abbey Road Studios, London [click here to download].

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Beethoven and Wilhelm Kempff




Beethoven's Piano Sonatas No. 1 op. 2 in F minor (1795) and No. 2 op. 2 in A major (1795) played by Wilhelm Kempff and recorded in 1951 [click here to download].