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Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"; Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata.".
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"; Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata." Alfred Brendel, piano; Simon Rattle, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Philips 289 468 666-2.
Is it as heroic in scope as Ashkenazy's? No, not really. Is it as poetic as Kempff's? No, not really. Is it as spontaneous as Arrau's? No, not really. Is it as exciting as Firkusny's or Perahia's? No, not really. Is it as well recorded as Kovacevich's or Tan's? No, not really. Is it even as good as Brendel's own two previous recordings of the work? No, not really. Then, what's the point?
As Brendel says in the booklet note, "One always has to try to do better." I can understand and sympathize. What's more, he may have, indeed, done better in this new recording of the "Emperor" Concerto than he has done in the past. I'm not sure. What's clear, however, is that Brendel seems stuck in a rather solid lump of clay in the first movement, which I found tedious compared to those of the aforementioned artists. This is not to say the performance is without merit; it surely is. Brendel is a pianist of impeccable credentials, who always puts the ...
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