This is the greatest performance of this sonata I've ever heard, in person or in recording. The tempos and rubato passages are exactly right, especially the one he chose for the second movement. The perfection of detail, the clarity of presenting the lines, the rhythm, the contrasts, the formal structure of the piece and, most of all, the music are just perfect. The Youtube doesn't do it justice, this is one you'll want on CD or LP.
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Thursday, July 23, 2015
Beethoven - Sonata Op. 53 "Waldstein" - Rudolph Serkin
This is the greatest performance of this sonata I've ever heard, in person or in recording. The tempos and rubato passages are exactly right, especially the one he chose for the second movement. The perfection of detail, the clarity of presenting the lines, the rhythm, the contrasts, the formal structure of the piece and, most of all, the music are just perfect. The Youtube doesn't do it justice, this is one you'll want on CD or LP.
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