Beethoven: Sonata No. 32 op. 111 - Stephen Kovacevich

[katbullar]

a true artist! I love when he plays Brahms! It´s so profound, like his Beethoven!

[TJFNYC212]

@Aimiklingsor93 I agree with his being underrated. I, most recently, picked of a CD of his with about 10 sonatas............. all great interpretations...............­.... I particularly liked the Tempest and Les Adieux

[paradiddleday]

@TJFNYC212 You should check out his remastered recording of the Diabelli variations. His original vinyl was my first introduction to the piece and I have never found another I liked better. IMHO, his performance is to Diabelli as Gould's is to Goldberg.

[TJFNYC212]

@paradiddleday I recently heard his recording of the G major concerto very masterful and musical interpretation. I will check out the Diabelli variations. Thanks for pointing me in that direction.

[josegiraldi]

Fantastic pianist !!!

[IntrepidtravelKat]

one of my very favourite pianists. deserves a medla for playing with such sensitivity

[davidrmoran]

I agree with the strong praise below but would point out that his technique may be beginning to fail him a bit. He did in the later 1960s / early 1970s an Op 111 that is hair-raising, the best recording ever (imo), and much other Beethoven that is quite better technically and interpretatively than his recent good ventures. Also a Diabelli. Check it out if you possibly can (Phillips Great Artists of the Century etc.): the boogie-woogie variations in Op 111/2 and Diab 16, totally Jerry Lee Lewis.

[bbbartolo]

I wish this were available on Cd with SK -I have many of his other late Beethoven sonatas. Meanwhile thanks for this taste - just wonderful. 

[chicmistique]

wonderful!!

[Trompetabc]

I absolutely love Kovacevich's piano playing... No one else plays Beethoven with the same energy and passion as he does.

[langlois1]

@Trompetabc No one??

[quinto34]

Beethoven's goodbye to the piano sonata.. very moving..great pianist

[haruncenani]

A true artist dedicated to his music ! Admirable !

[EuriskoLontano]

Of all the piano sonatas of Beethoven, this one reigns supreme. The free-form "fugata" is powerful, gripping, and the Variations of the 2nd movement are absolutely transcendental, Without hearing, he created a magnificent work. Some pianists have ruined this work, yet a few have figured out just how it must be played, and just a few have pulled it off to the Masterpiece that it is. SK seems to have found the way!

[cris041]

Tout simplement admirable !

[rva25]

He is the Beethoven today!!!

[hermanshermits124124]

@rva25 nooooooooooo

[rva25]

@hermanshermits124124

Yeeeeeswss)))

[TheClassicalFun]

The last sonata!

The transition from classical to romantic piano repertoire!

The absolute genial creation!

5* of course!