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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-4 Andras Schiff, piano (ECM 1940/41 B0005071-02)
A few years ago I caused considerable consternation in the mind of estimable audio critic Peter Aczel when I opined in these pages that Mahler was a greater composer of symphonies than Beethoven. I still believe that, but when the question is instead, "who is the greater composer?" there is no doubt that Beethoven comes out on top. Symphonies, concerti, sonatas, quartets--it is simply astounding that one human being could write so many towering masterpieces in so many different musical forms.
What we have here is the first in what is projected to be an eight-volume release ...