Beethoven - Complete Piano Sonatas: Piano Sonata no.21 in C major op.53 "Waldstein" - Artur Schnabel

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major op. 53
"Waldstein"
I Allegro con brio
II Adagio molto
III Rondò: Allegro moderato
Artur Schnabel, piano
Complete Piano Sonatas, 1932 - 1935

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This Sonata was recorded on April 25, 1934. All 32 Sonatas were recorded in Studio 3, Abbey Road, London. The producer was Fred Gaisberg, and the balance engineer was Edward Fowler.

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This could be titled, "Why Schnabel Matters." The passion and propulsion glow through the antique recording. Its in some of the later sonatas--and all the slow movements--that Schnabel is in his own class. Hard to even imagine the power of this in a modern recording.