Heinrich Neuhaus plays Beethoven Sonata "Tempest" (III)

Sonata No.17 in D minor, op.31 no.2, Tempest, composed in 1802.

PART I : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZX-3k08UQQ
- Largo, Allegro

PART II : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dytk67EXkK0
- Adagio

PART III :
- Allegretto

The three sonatas of Beethoven's op.31 probably coincide with the drafting of his famous "Heiligenstadt Testament," in which he expresses despair at his increasing deafness.

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[WatchBlueSkies]

Neuhaus: what a big name in piano ! I got some reords from/of his son Stanislav neuhaus playing a good Chopin, maybe i´ll record it soon :-)

THANK YOU for upload this wonderful beethoven !

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@WatchBlueSkies

You're welcome!

Waiting for your post!! All the best.

[morinoroba]

Thank you for postig it ! I love his Beethoven,what a tasteful playing.

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@morinoroba

With pleasure! :-)

Cheers!

[billyguns2]

Finally, a performance that gets this movement exactly "right!" I had despaired of ever hearing it correctly rendered, as many great and well-known pianists completely miss the mark with it; the only other one that is magnificent in my opinion is by Wilhelm Backhaus in his first monaural recording.