the cd's played on beethovens last piano

[Anthina]

I have recently discovered there are cd's played on beethoven's last piano. The recording's are from 1965 and that's been the last time they played the Graf piano (Beethoven Haus Bonn).

I am not sure which cd I shall buy, can anyone advice me?

Those are the three you can get:

Nr1:
1. Andante favori WoO 57 F-dur (1804)
in F major
2. Albumblatt für Elise WoO 59 a-moll (1810)
in A minor
3. 6 Variationen für Klavier über Nel cor piú
non mi sento (1795)
4. Sonate Nr. 32 c-moll op. 111(1821 - 1822)
(played by Elly Ney)


NR. 2: Sonate für Klavier As-Dur op. 110
- Bagatellen für Klavier op. 126
(played by Jörg Demus)


NR: 3: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1 C-Dur op. 15 (1798)
1. Allegro con brio
2. Largo
3. Rondo. Allegro scherzando

Sieben Bagatellen op. 33 (1802)
1. Andante grazioso, quasi allegretto
2. Scherzo allegro
3. Allegretto
4. Andante
5. Allegro, ma non troppo
6. Allegretto quasi Andante
7. Presto
(played by Erich Appel)

Has anyone listened to all three?

[Rod]

Originally posted by Anthina:
I have recently discovered there are cd's played on beethoven's last piano. The recording's are from 1965 and that's been the last time they played the Graf piano (Beethoven Haus Bonn).

I am not sure which cd I shall buy, can anyone advice me?

Those are the three you can get:
Has anyone listened to all three?

I have 'no 2' and uploaded a track form op110 here at the mp3 page. It's a good effort but the sound quality is variable on the CD overall. I didn't know there were three disks available. Where have you seen them?

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[Hofrat]

Originally posted by Anthina:
I have recently discovered there are cd's played on beethoven's last piano. The recording's are from 1965 and that's been the last time they played the Graf piano (Beethoven Haus Bonn).

I am not sure which cd I shall buy, can anyone advice me?

Those are the three you can get:

Nr1:
1. Andante favori WoO 57 F-dur (1804)
in F major
2. Albumblatt für Elise WoO 59 a-moll (1810)
in A minor
3. 6 Variationen für Klavier über Nel cor piú
non mi sento (1795)
4. Sonate Nr. 32 c-moll op. 111(1821 - 1822)
(played by Elly Ney)


NR. 2: Sonate für Klavier As-Dur op. 110
- Bagatellen für Klavier op. 126
(played by Jörg Demus)


NR: 3: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1 C-Dur op. 15 (1798)
1. Allegro con brio
2. Largo
3. Rondo. Allegro scherzando

Sieben Bagatellen op. 33 (1802)
1. Andante grazioso, quasi allegretto
2. Scherzo allegro
3. Allegretto
4. Andante
5. Allegro, ma non troppo
6. Allegretto quasi Andante
7. Presto
(played by Erich Appel)

Has anyone listened to all three?

Dear Anthina;

I have several recordings of works performed on Beethoven's Broadwood piano. Should you consider buying recordings on the Broadwood, please take care! In 1991-1992, the Broadwood underwent extensive repairs. Recordings AFTER the repair are INFINITELY better.

You will enjoy Beethoven played on period instruments. It is hearing his music as he envisoned it.


Hofrat

[Casey]

Originally posted by Rod:
I have 'no 2' and uploaded a track form op110 here at the mp3 page. It's a good effort but the sound quality is variable on the CD overall. I didn't know there were three disks available. Where have you seen them?

Hi Rod. I found a link on this site(this link: www.frameworks-city.ltd.uk/Beethoven.html ) but cannot seem to open it. Not sure why.

And, Anthina: I'd love to know where those CD's are available!


[This message has been edited by Casey (edited 02-12-2006).]

[Peter]

Originally posted by Hofrat:

You will enjoy Beethoven played on period instruments. It is hearing his music as he envisoned it.


Hofrat

And ironically as he himself never heard it!

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[Anthina]

I didn't know there were three disks available. Where have you seen them?

you can order them from the beethoven-haus in bonn. http://www.beethoven-haus-bonn.de/si...ate=&_mid=3582

Hofrat, do you know where you can get the broadwood recordings after 1992? Because the Beethoven Haus only sells the ones on the Graf.

[Hofrat]

Originally posted by Anthina:
you can order them from the beethoven-haus in bonn. http://www.beethoven-haus-bonn.de/si...ate=&_mid=3582

Hofrat, do you know where you can get the broadwood recordings after 1992? Because the Beethoven Haus only sells the ones on the Graf.

Dear Anthina;

Melvyn Tan has done several recordings on the Beethoven Broadwood. He rercords on the EMI label.

Hofrat

[Rod]

Originally posted by Hofrat:
Dear Anthina;

Melvyn Tan has done several recordings on the Beethoven Broadwood. He rercords on the EMI label.

Hofrat

I think he has just done one CD with Beethoven's Broadwood. For all his other Beethoven recordings on fortepiano he uses Viennese models (which personally I prefer to the English).

[Hofrat]

Originally posted by Peter:
And ironically as he himself never heard it!

Dear Peter;

What is ironic is that period pianos allow the performer to play the sonatas as Beethoven wrote them and played them himself.

For instance, Czerny describes how Beethoven played the beginning of his C-minor sonata opus 13. The opening chord is marked "fp," and Beethoven would let the chord die before playing the subsequent notes. With a modern piano and its great sustaining power, it takes a long time for that chord to die; whereas on a period piano the chord decays much faster allowing closer adherence to Beethoven's intentions.


Hofrat

[Rod]

Originally posted by Hofrat:
Dear Peter;

What is ironic is that period pianos allow the performer to play the sonatas as Beethoven wrote them and played them himself.

Hofrat

I think Peter was refering to the fact that by the time Beethoven got his Graf piano he was so deaf he could not hear a note of it.

As for myself, these days I only consider Beethoven piano music performed on the old instruments.


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"If I were but of noble birth..." - Rod Corkin