Artur Schnabel plays Beethoven Sonata #32 in C min Op. 111

[GA4N]

Do have any intelligence , or heart , Mr; Khaosoi ? F....... sort of robot .

[jhutch1463]

I had this and 31 on Angel vynal. Schnabel one of the best ever playing one of Beethoven's last works. And yes indeed where is that note?

[MrKhaosoi]

Yes, rather good. In places very good. But why all these outpourings of enthusiasm? My enjoyment was spoilt by intrusive rubato, heavy-handedness, extremes of tempo and trills drowning out the other fingering.

[bratzko79]

I cannot stop listening to this. it is so touching and sensitive

[matthayling]

6.36 - 6.42 Everything before; all that complexity, emotion and intelligence  has been leading and preparing us to this farewell - incredibly moving...

[steveeastend]

this is so good, unbelievable performance this...

[wawa314159]

Thank you so much for posting this; though the tempo can be slightly faster.

And where is the LAST NOTE???

[francescaemc2]

Thank you for posting this just isn't enough.

THANKYOU.

[DearMrT]

L'interprétation par excellence : des fulgurances extraordinaires dans le premier mouvement, et personne n'est allé aussi loin dans le mystère et la continuité du son dans le second mouvement.

[CaptainBluebear08]

Unforgotten.

[jjg7]

I'm always having a sigh when the main theme returns at 3:00. And at the climax on 3:55~4:05...just can't explain how I feel...

[ruanpingshan]

I'd heard a few Schnabel recordings of Beethoven's early sonatas, and I thought his interpretations were horrible.

But now I understand why people love him so much,

[Phalces]

I have at least eight or nine versions of this and Schnabel is the very best for many reasons in my opinion. I just wish the recording sounded better. Oh well.

[strevwalsh]

Many thanks for posting this. I would like to venture the view, however, that you could not have found a more inauspicious moment not just within this recording but within the entire corpus of recorded music, to make a cut between two parts of a movement.

[PlanetThoughts]

This is one of the most incredible pieces written for piano, the expression of a personal experience of life. And Beethoven was such an innovator as well. And the interpretation... still the best I have heard. Thank you for posting it.

[chameleodon]

the last note?!!!!

[DanielLaszloKovacs]

It is such a special interpretation! The Music is beyond comprehension... Somehow love fills it, as I listen... :)

[micheldvorsky]

I LOVE SCHNABEL.

[sabadabaduz]

thanks for sharing! But allow me to ask... couldn't you find ANY more appropriate spot of where to divide the two sequences? not theeeere!! :(

[horatiodreamt]

Schnabel seems to give an orchestral tint to the coloring. He doesn't make the sonata sound pedantic or stiff, but very much alive.

[TONICOSWORTH]

- Problème: l'enregistrement commence très exactement là où il ne fallait pas: au point d'inflexion de la 5° C/V; mais pour la magie de ce passage, on repassera.

- Le crescendo de la transition 5° C/V - 6° V(2'55") est totalement et incompréhensiblement absent alors qu'il le note précisément dans sa propre édition !

- Pour le reste, on note avec plaisir des rubati bien dosés mais parfois couplés à une précipitation du rythme(4'48);

Globalement trop inégal; je reste donc assez réservé.

[brainypug]

Since discovering this clip yesterday, I could not stop listening to it. Such an organic display of positive feelings, flowing, so green, like early spring. Thank you for posting it!

[crimsomwolf]

how can you describe the song like that? I wanna learn ; ;