Thracozaag
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alexis weissenberg doing rachmaninov's preludes is amazing.
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alexis weissenberg doing rachmaninov's preludes is amazing.
OMG. I'm listening to the same thing too. Not many complete suites, and the only other complete version I have is the Charles Mackerras one on Telarc. This is some of Tchaikovsky's best music.
alexis weissenberg doing rachmaninov's preludes is amazing.
As far as complete recordings of the preludes, Weissenberg and Ogdon are tops for me. Of course, there are individual performances that certainly stand out (Richter, Gilels, Horowitz, Sofronitsky, etc.)
For my money, one of the best classical music purchases I ever made was the
Can someone please recommend a recording of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata? I tried a disc played by Earl Wild which others seem to like, but I found it too unemotional. I want to hear some feeling.
You might be surprised -- at least I was -- but I kind of liked Evgeny Kissin playing Moonlight Sonata. It's a little pedal-heavy, but might be what you're looking for.
Can someone please recommend a recording of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata? I tried a disc played by Earl Wild which others seem to like, but I found it too unemotional. I want to hear some feeling.
Lulz. If you follow the score, the pedal is meant to be depressed the whole time through the first movement, but that's because pianos in Beethoven's time didn't have the sustain modern pianos do.
So you liked Kissin's recording? You didn't like it?
I'm not offering an opinion on any performance, merely noting that a performance that is faithful to the score would be incredibly pedal-heavy.