More LvB piano sonatas:
Bruce Hungerford - The Beethoven Legacy: Piano Sonatas (Piano Classics; originally released on Vanguard)
Disc 1
- Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique"
- Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"
- Sonata No. 17 "Sturm"
- Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein"
Hungerford plays the Hits!
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 21 & 28, performed by Emil Gilels (DG)
The record I'm playing is a "Bonus LP" that came with Gilels' set of Brahms' piano concertos with Jochum:
The Liberian Suite can also be found in this treasure trove:
It does, doesn't it?!?! First Rays is probably the single most convincing posthumous Hendrix release, imo.
Now spinning:
Portrait of the Artist: Victoria de los Angeles (Angel, 3 LPs)
LP 3 - Victoria de los Angeles in Song
- Irish Lullaby
- Era La Vo (Sicilian Lullaby)
- Azulão
- Plaisir D'amour
- Ich Liebe Dich, Op. 5, No. 3
- Les Filles De Cadiz (Chanson Espagnole)
- Prisoners
- The Violette
- Der Tod Und Das Mädchen, D.531
- An Die Musik, D.547
- Ten Spanish Songs
Now spinning:
Roy Eldridge - Dale's Wail (Verve, 1978, 2 LPs)
These 1952-54 sides are sooooooo good. And not because of the instrumental pyrotechnics that Eldridge often brought to the table earlier in his career. This music is all about the feeling, all about the vibe -- a subtler form of mastery.
I only got this album earlier this year, and it's quickly become an all-time favorite.
@mjazzg (or others),
I'm totally unfamiliar with the music of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble. Would Biosystem be a good "diving in" point? Or would you recommend starting with another album?
I'm familiar with Gulda's Beethoven (and I like it very much) -- but I've never heard Richter or Verdenikov play LvB.
Do you have any particular "starting point" recommendations for these latter two?
❤️ Yes, absolutely. ❤️
IMO, when it comes to these works, Gilels is in rarified air, among the most exalted -- along with Kempff, Solomon, Serkin, and a handful of others.