Recordings of Beethoven Piano Cycles
prepared by Jens Laurson

 

Part 1 30s, 40s & 50s

Part 2 60s

Part 3 70s & 80s

Part 4 90s

Part 5 00s

This survey is meant to list all complete sets of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas and their availability in different markets, not to review them. 

For those of you wanting to let me know about series that I have apparently missed, please wait for my last instalment.

 

	Gerard Willems 1997 - 2000? - ABC The piano used was an Australian Stuart & Sons which differs from a standard grand piano in a few salient points and promises, among other factors, greater dynamics and increased sustain. (And, Nigel Tufnel would exclaim: This piano's number of pedals goes to four!) Availability - directly from Australia. Country / Label USA UK France Germany ABC No No (Import) Import
	Anne Øland 1995 - 2002? - T.I.M. Availability: Country / Label USA UK France Germany T.I.M. Yes Yes Yes Yes
	Stephen Kovacevich 1992 - 2003 - EMI Availability: Country / Label USA UK France Germany EMI Yes Yes (Yes) Yes
	David Allen Wehr 1998 - 2004 - Connoisseur Society Piano used was a Yamaha CF111S. Availability: Country / Label USA UK France Germany Connoisseur Yes 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
	Andrea Lucchesini 1999? - 2004 - Stradivarius Availability: Country / Label USA UK France Germany Stradivarius (No) (No) No No
	Seymour Lipkin 2002 - 2004 - Newport Classics Recorded at the Curtis Institute where Lipkin is on the piano and chamber music faculty. (He also teaches at Juilliard.) The cycle is available on CD as three sets of three discs or on one CD ROM as mp3 which comes with the complete score, as well. Availability: Country / Label USA UK France Germany Newport Classics 1 - 2 - 3 mp3 1 - 2 - 3 mp3 1 - 2 - 3 mp3 1 - 2 - 3 mp3
	Craig Sheppard 2003 - 2004 - Romeo Records Availability: Country / Label USA UK France Germany Romeo Records Yes Yes Yes Yes
	Daniel Barenboim III 2005 - EMI (DVD) Availability: Country / Label USA UK France Germany EMI DVD Yes Yes Yes Yes

This survey was originally published on the Ionarts blog.

If you have additional information about recording dates, availability, cover art -- or corrections and additions -- your input is much appreciated.

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