Alfred Brendel plays the Appassionata (3rd mvmt)
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@sdfgdsgfsdfg this is only your private opinion, nothing more. You don't have the right to drawing conclusions. Speak for yourself. For me his interpretation isn't indisputable.
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A good performance for those who like text approaches; Philips never would let Brendel perform as an artist, only a puppet - The earlier Turnabout/Vox recordings depicted Brendel as a personal artist...
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This is almost THE definitive version of this movement, if only he had taken the PRESTO a little faster it would have been.perfect!
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@CuriosityRoads I have to agree with you. You can feel that he has the ability to attack but seems reticent to do so: whether it about about his fear of letting the tempest take over him, or whether it is fear of losing control of technique. There is light and shade, but this piece MUST be played with only glints of light and darkness to be the Appassionata. This feels like technician (and a great one, of course), not a virtuoso!
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One of the greatest interpretation of the Appasionata.
Favolous Brendel!
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Though its possible to add more aggression or attack, I think what Brendel did here is logically connected to the Tempo&that he opted to emphasize the "Perpetual Motion nature" of the work. About the tempo: It would have simply be ridiculous if he performed the "Allegro ma non troppo" faster.If he did, then chances are when he will get to the "Coda" he would have performed it slower than the indicated "Presto", or just the same tempo as "Allegro ma non troppo"-it just would not make any sense!
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There's just not enough aggression or attack here. Too laid back. My favourites for this sonata are Gulda and Brautigam.
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Während ich dem 3. Satz lausche, bin ich mir nicht schlüssig, ob Brendels Humor dem Beethovenschen gleichkommt, jedenfalls können die beiden miteinander "arbeiten", ohne dass Beethoven den kürzeren zieht.
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SIMPLEMENTE IMPRESIONANTE!!!
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My goodness! I have listened to all the masters playing this: Serkin, Barenboim, Cutner, Kempff, Horowitz, Richter etc etc.
But nobody, I say nobody, plays it as marvelous as Brendel.
Thank you for this great interpretation :-)
Keygeneral 2 years ago 17
My most favourite interpretation of the Appassionata sonata in youtube
abcvasdf 3 years ago 16