Copy of Beethoven Gesamtaufnahme
1979
First complete recording of all sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven
““I think he is an absolutely outstanding classical pianist, but one who - and please understand this correctly - lives in our time and interprets these great classical works in the here and now. He is not stuck in the past. Tempo, agogics, expression - he sees and hears with contemporary emotion. For instance, what he gets out of the piano when he plays one of the last Beethoven sonatas is so full of romantic poetry and beauty - and yet it does not sound antiquated. You never stop and think: We’ve heard all this before. That’s what makes how he plays so fascinating.””