ElmerJFudd Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 "Artur Schnabel, one of the game-changing pianists of the 20th century and one of the first piano stars of the phonograph, is being celebrated today by the Library of Congress. His recordings of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, made between 1932-1935 and collected in The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, have been entered into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress as an "aural treasure worthy of preservation. Born in Austria in 1882, the pianist's reputation in Beethoven is just a couple steps removed, literally, from the master himself: Schnabel's teacher, Theodore Leschetizky, learned his craft from Carl Czerny, a pianist who studied under Beethoven. (Schnabel fled the Nazis in 1933, emigrating first to Italy and then the U.S. where he became a citizen in 1944. He died in Switzerland in 1951.) At a time when not all of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, especially the late ones, were well-known or admired, Schnabel performed them all over Europe and in the U.S., making his first American tour in 1921. Schnabel played all 32 Beethoven Sonatas in Berlin in 1927 and 1933, a first for any pianist. He also played the complete cycle, on consecutive Wednesday nights, at Carnegie Hall in 1936..." https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2018/03/21/595626141/the-pianist-who-first-climbed-beethovens-mount-everest All 32 as performed by Schnabel, [video:youtube]https://youtu.be/qctSDdNmEUY https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_i_0_15k=schnabel+beethoven+sonatas&sprefix=schnabel+beetho&crid=3V9DD8K11PO7U Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas by Artur Schnabel https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beethoven-complete-piano-sonatas/402623933 Quote Yamaha CP88, Roland VR-700, Crumar Mojo, rebuilt 1910 Chickering 5'2", Fender Rhodes MKI 88k, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Sherry Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Thanks, Elmer. Schnabel's still my favorite player of one of my top-5 favorite composers. Brilliant stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Sherry Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Since the 17th came up in a tune check post, here it is: [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 My parents have the full recording cycle, which may have been one of the first, if not the first, boxed sets of 12" mono vinyl. These are must-listens even for newer intrepreters. Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th P-Bass, Geddy Lee J-Bass, Hofner HCT-500/7, Yamaha BBP35, Viking Bari Select Strat, Select Tele, Am Pro JM, LP 57 Gold, G5422DC-12, T486, ES295, PM2, EXL1 XK1c, Voyager, Prophet XL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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