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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano sonatas 25-32

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No. 25, op. 79 'Cuckoo'

Daniel Barenboim	Euroarts 2066508	review
Ronald Brautigam (fp)	BIS SACD1573	review
James Brawn	MSR Classics MS1468	review
Andor Foldes	Meloclassic MC1054	review
Emil Gilels	Hanssler CD94221	review
François-Frédéric Guy	Zig Zag Territoires ZZT304	review
Conrad Hansen	Meloclassic MC1047	review
Myra Hess	Dal Segno DSPRCD011	review
	Dal Segno DSPRCD030	review
Bruce Hungerford	Kasp 57741	review
Paavali Jumppanen	Ondine ODE12902D	review
Steven Masi	Concezio 884501832373	review
John O'Conor	Telarc CD80400*	review
Kun-Woo Paik	Decca 4756909	review
Artur Schnabel	EMI 5628802	review
	Naxos 8.110761	review
Andras Schiff	ECM 1947	review
David Allen Wehr	Connoisseur Soc. CD4263	review

No. 26, op. 81a 'Les adieux/Lebewohl'

Claudio Arrau	Euroarts 2058708	review
	Warner 9029624557	review
Wilhelm Backhaus	APR 6027	review review
Daniel Barenboim	Euroarts 2066508	review
Jonathan Biss	Onyx 4082	review
Jorge Bolet	Marston 560032	review review
Ronald Brautigam (fp)	BIS SACD1612	review
James Brawn	MSR Classics MS1467	review
Alfred Brendel	Brilliant 94272	review
Robert Casadesus	APR 7404	review review
Alfred Cortot	Sony S3K89698	review
Sergio Fiorentino	Rhine Classics RH015	review review
Andor Foldes	Eloquence 4841256	review
Nelson Friere	Decca 4758155	review
Emil Gilels	Hanssler CD94221	review
Nelson Goerner	Ideale 3079188	review
François-Frédéric Guy	Zig Zag ZZT318	review
Paavali Jumppanen	Ondine ODE12902D	review
Wilhelm Kempff	APR 6018	review review
Stephen Kovacevich	EMI 2153142	review
	EMI 2285152	review
Paul Lewis	Harmonia Mundi HMC901909-11	review
Helen Nicholas	Private release	review
John O'Conor	Telarc CD80160	review
Garrick Ohlsson	Bridge 9201	review
Vlado Perlemuter	Nimbus NI5340	review
Eduardo del Pueyo	Eloquence 4840193	review
Andras Schiff	ECM 1947	review
Rudolf Serkin	Music & Arts CD1141	review
Mordecai Shehori	Cembal d'amore CD174	review
Solomon	EMI 2061022	review
Jascha Spivakovsky	Pristine Audio PAKM070	review
Margaret Wacyk	Empyrean CD119	review
David Allen Wehr	Connoisseur Soc. CD4263	review

No. 27, op. 90

Natalia Andreeva	Divine Art DDA25140	review
Daniel Barenboim	Euroarts 2066508	review
Alessio Bax	Signum SIGCD525	review
Ronald Brautigam (fp)	BIS SACD1612	review
James Brawn	MSR Classics MS1468	review
Alfred Cortot	Sony S3K89698	review
Sequeira Costa	Claudio CB55722	review
Carl Friedberg	Arbiter 163	review
François-Frédéric Guy	Zig Zag ZZT318	review
Andreas Haefliger	Avie AV2082	review
Angela Hewitt	Hyperion CDA67797	review
Paavali Jumppanen	Ondine ODE12902D	review
Wilhelm Kempff	APR 6018	review review
Frank Merrick	Nimbus NI8820-5	review review
Egon Petri	APR 7701	review review
Ivo Pogorelich	Unitel 701308	review
James Rhodes	ABC 4764596	review
Sviatoslav Richter	Brilliant 92229	review
	Parnassus PACD96046/7	review
	Praga Digital PRD350065	review
Andras Schiff	ECM 1948	review
Artur Schnabel	EMI 5628802	review
	Naxos 8.110762	review review review
Rudolf Serkin	Music & Arts CD1141	review
Grigory Sokolov	Melodiya MELCD1002240	review
	DG 4836570	review
Solomon	EMI 2061022	review
David Allen Wehr	Connoisseur Soc. CD4263	review
Maria Yudina	Scribendum SC813	review

No. 28, op. 101

Webster Aitken	Bandeonon	review
Claudio Arrau	EMI 9184322	review
	Warner 9029624557	review
Daniel Barenboim	Euroarts 2066508	review
Malcolm Binns (fp)	Explore EXP0001/2	review
Idil Biret	IBA 8.571258	review
Robert Casadesus	Newton 8802050	review
Pi-hsien Chen	Hat Hut HATN193	review
Alfred Cortot	Sony S3K89698	review
Vladimir Feltsman	Nimbus NI2561	review
Andor Foldes	Eloquence 4841256	review
Walter Gieseking	Naxos 8.112063	review review
Hélène Grimaud	DG 4777419	review
François-Frédéric Guy	Zig Zag Territoires ZZT304	review
Angela Hewitt	Hyperion CDA67974	review
Wilhelm Kempff	APR 6018	review review
	Meloclassic MC1042	review review
	BBC Legends BBCL41692	review
David Korevaar	Ivory Classics 77004	review
Igor Levit	Sony 88883703872	review
Steven Masi	Concezio 884501832373	review
Sviatoslav Richter	Doremi DHR7718	review
	Brilliant 92229	review
	Brilliant 94399	review
	Praga Digital PRD350065	review
Andras Schiff	ECM 1948	review
Artur Schnabel	Naxos 8.110762	review review review
Grigory Sokolov	Naive OP30421	review
Erik Then-Bergh	APR 6021	review review
Mitsuko Uchida	Philips 4758662	review review
Dinorah Varsi	Genuin GEN15353	review
Rasa Vitkauskaite	Ongaku 024124	review
David Allan Wehr	Connoisseur Soc. CD4264	review
Avan Yu	Eloquence 4819497	review
Maria Yudina	Scribendum SC813	review
	APR 5670	review

No. 29, op. 106, 'Hammerklavier'

Pierre-Laurent Aimard	Pentatone PTC5186724	review
Webster Aitken	Bandeonon	review
Vladimir Ashkenazy	Eloquence 4801304	review
Wilhelm Backhaus	ICA Classics ICAC5055	review
	SWR Classic SWR19057CD	review
Daniel Barenboim	Euroarts 2066518	review
Alessio Bax	Signum SIGCD397	review
Markus Becker	CPO 7772392	review
Malcolm Binns (fp)	Explore EXP0001/2	review
Ronald Brautigam (fp)	BIS SACD1612	review
Alfred Brendel	Brilliant 94272	review
Christoph Eschenbach	Brilliant 9189	review
Vladimir Feltsman	Nimbus NI2561	review
Friedrich Gulda	Euroarts 2058698	review
François-Frédéric Guy	Naive V5023	review
	Zig Zag ZZT318	review
Angela Hewitt	Hyperion CDA68374	review
Howard Karp	Albany TROY1492	review
Mindru Katz	Cembal d'amour CD169	review
Wilhelm Kempff	APR 6018	review review
Louis Kentner	Pristine PAKM034	review
Stephen Kovacevich	EMI 2153142	review
	EMI 2285152	review
Frieda Kwast-Hodapp	Meloclassic MC1059	review review
Yvonne Lefébure	Solstice SOCD238	review
	Solstice SOCD321-44	review review
Igor Levit	Sony 88883703872	review
Elly Ney	Colosseum COL90252	review
John Ogdon	Meloclassic MC1056	review
Murray Perahia	DG 4798353	review
Egon Petri	APR 7701	review review
Eduardo del Pueyo	Eloquence 4840193	review
Sviatoslav Richter	ICA Classics ICAC5084	review
	Praga Digital PRD350065	review
Andras Schiff	ECM 1948	review
Artur Schnabel	Naxos 8.110762	review review review
	Pristine PAKM046	review
Rudolf Serkin	BBC Legends BBCL42412	review
Grigory Sokolov	DG 4795426	review
Solomon	EMI 2061022	review
Mitsuko Uchida	Philips 4758662	review review
Dinorah Varsi	Genuin GEN15353	review
David Allan Wehr	Connoisseur Soc. CD4264	review
Earl Wild	Ivory 76001	review
Friedrich Wührer	Tahra TAH704-7	review
Maria Yudina	Scribendum SC813	review
	APR 5670	review

No. 30, op. 109

Claudio Arrau	Euroarts 2058708	review
	Warner 9029624557	review
Wilhelm Backhaus	Audite 23420	review
Paul Badura-Skoda	Gramola 20002	review
Daniel Barenboim	Euroarts 2066518	review
Jackson Berkey	SDG CD0912	review
Malcolm Binns (fp)	Explore EXP0001/2	review
Alfred Brendel	Philips 4757182	review
Angela Brownridge	Challenge Classics CC72707	review
Alfred Cortot	Dal Segno DSPRCD030	review
	Nimbus NI8814	review
	Sony S3K89698	review
Penelope Crawford (fp)	Musica Omnia MO0308	review
Panayiotis Demopoulos	Divine Art DDV24142	review
	Dunelm DRD0213	review
Samuel Feinberg	Classical Records CR076	review
Annie Fischer	ICA Classics ICAC5165	review
	ICA Classics ICAC5062	review
	Warner 2564624123	review review
Andor Foldes	Eloquence 4841256	review
Walter Gieseking	Naxos 8.112063	review review
	Warner 9029624559	review
Glenn Gould	Naxos 8.111299	review
Hélène Grimaud	Erato 2564 622737	review
François-Frédéric Guy	Zig Zag ZZT318	review
Myra Hess	APR 7504	review
Bruce Hungerford	Piano Classics PCLM0036	review
Julius Katchen	Meloclassic MC1061	review
Wilhelm Kempff	APR 6018	review review
	Meloclassic MC1053	review
Monique de La Bruchollerie	Meloclassic MC1034	review
Jacob Lateiner	Parnassus PACD96081-82	review review
Yvonne Lefébure	Solstice SOCD321-44	review review
	Solstice SOCD398/99	review
Elisabeth Leonskaja	MDG 94316226	review
Eric Le Sage	Alpha 607	review
Igor Levit	Sony 88883703872	review
Ernest Levy	Marston 520722	review
Paul Lewis	Harmonia Mundi HMC901909-11	review
Alexei Lubimov	Zig Zag ZZT110103	review
Katie Mahan	Steinway STNS30161	review
Iren Marik	Arbiter 143	review
Heinrich Neuhaus	Russian CD RCD16245	review
Elly Ney	Colosseum COL90252	review
Steven Osborne	Hyperion CDA68219	review review
Cédric Pescia	Claves 502903	review
Maurizio Pollini	DG 4838250	review review
James Rhodes	ABC 4764593	review
Sviatoslav Richter	Doremi DHR7718	review
	Parnassus PACD96032	review
	Brilliant 94399	review
	Music & Arts CD1263	review
Robert Riefling	Simax PSC1833	review
Martin Roscoe	Deux-Elles DXL1163	review
Jerome Rose	Monarch M20012	review
Andras Schiff	ECM 1949	review
Victor Schiøler	Danacord DACOCD832/3	review
Artur Schnabel	EMI 5628802	review
	Naxos 8.110763	review review
	Pristine PAKM046	review
	RCA 88985389712	review
Rudolf Serkin	Music & Arts CD1141	review
Mordecai Shehori	Cembal d'amore CD174	review
Inger Södergren	Calliope CAL7648	review
Grigory Sokolov	Sony 88985336072	review
Gerardo Teissonnière	Steinway STNS30188	review
Fou Ts'ong	Eloquence 4843712	review
Mitsuko Uchida	Philips 4756935	review review
David Allan Wehr	Connoisseur Soc. CD4264	review
Friedrich Wührer	Tahra TAH704-7	review
Haiou Zhang	Hanssler Classic HC20079	review

No. 31, op. 110

Webster Aitken	Bandeonon	review
Piotr Anderszewski	Virgin 2672912	review
Claudio Arrau	EMI 9184322	review
	ICA Classics ICAC5122	review
	Warner 9029624557	review
Paul Badura-Skoda	Gramola 20002	review
Daniel Barenboim	Euroarts 2066518	review
Malcolm Binns (fp)	Explore EXP0001/2	review
Idil Biret	IBA 8.571258	review
Sarah Beth Briggs	Semaphore SMLMP28	review
Pi-hsien Chen	Hat Hut HATN193	review
Alfred Cortot	Sony S3K89698	review
Penelope Crawford (fp)	Musica Omnia MO0308	review
Jill Crossland	Divine Art DDV24147	review
John Damgaard	Danacord DACOCD910	review
Sergio Fiorentino	Rhine Classics RH009	review review
	Rhine Classics RH015	review review
	APR 6034	review review
Andor Foldes	Eloquence 4841256	review
Nelson Friere	Decca 4758155	review
Walter Gieseking	Warner 9029624559	review
Glenn Gould	Naxos 8.111299	review
Hélène Grimaud	Erato 2564 622737	review
Naum Grubert	Navis Classics NC20010	review review
Friedrich Gulda	SWR Music SWR19098CD	review
François-Frédéric Guy	Zig Zag ZZT318	review
Conrad Hansen	Meloclassic MC1047	review
Myra Hess	EMI DVB38846192	review
	APR 7504	review
Bruce Hungerford	Piano Classics PCLM0036	review
Wilhelm Kempff	APR 6018	review review
Monique de La Bruchollerie	Meloclassic MC1034	review
Frederic Lamond	APR 7310	review
Jacob Lateiner	Parnassus PACD96081-82	review review
Dejan Lazic	Channel CCSSA30511	review
Yvonne Lefébure	Solstice SOCD398/99	review
Elisabeth Leonskaja	MDG 94316226	review
Eric le Sage	Alpha 607	review
Yvonne Lefébure	Solstice SOCD321-44	review
	Solstice SOCD389/90	review
Igor Levit	Sony 88883703872	review
Paul Lewis	Harmonia Mundi HMC901909-11	review
Alexei Lubimov	Zig Zag ZZT110103	review
Heinrich Neuhaus	Russian CD RCD16245	review
Elly Ney	Colosseum COL90252	review
Steven Osborne	Hyperion CDA68219	review review
Cédric Pescia	Claves 502903	review
Maurizio Pollini	DG 4838250	review review
Sviatoslav Richter	Doremi DHR7718	review
	Parnassus PACD96032	review
	Parnassus PACD96061	review
	Brilliant 92229	review
	Brilliant 94399	review
Robert Riefling	Simax PSC1833	review
Martin Roscoe	Deux-Elles DXL1163	review
Jerome Rose	Monarch M20012	review
Andras Schiff	ECM 1949	review
Artur Schnabel	EMI 5628802	review
	Naxos 8.110763	review review
	Pristine PAKM048	review
Rudolf Serkin	BBC Legends BBCL42412	review
Inger Södergren	Calliope CAL7648	review
Vladimir Spivakovsky	Pristine PAKM073	review
Mitsuko Uchida	Philips 4756935	review review
Andrea Vigna-Taglianti	Sheva SH027	review
Gerardo Teissonnière	Steinway STNS30188	review
Fou Ts'ong	Eloquence 4843712	review
Cameron Watson	MSR Classics MS1409	review
David Allan Wehr	Connoisseur Soc. CD4264	review
David Wilde	Delphian DCD34090	review

No. 32, op. 111

Claudio Arrau	EMI 9184322	review
	Euroarts 2058708	review
	ICA Classics ICAD5073	review
	ICA Classics ICAC5122	review
	Warner 9029624557	review
Vladimir Ashkenazy	Profil PH19030	review
Wilhelm Backhaus	APR 6027	review
Paul Badura-Skoda	Gramola 20002	review
Daniel Barenboim	Euroarts 2066518	review
Jan Bartoš	Supraphon SU42522	review
Malcolm Binns (fp)	Explore EXP0001/2	review
Alfred Brendel	Philips 4757182	review
Shura Cherkassky	Guild GHCD2398/9	review review
Penelope Crawford (fp)	Musica Omnia MO0308	review
Till Fellner	ECM 2511	review
Annie Fischer	Warner 2564624123	review review
	ICA Classics ICAC5165	review
Glenn Gould	Naxos 8.111299	review
Naum Grubert	Navis Classics NC14002	review review
François-Frédéric Guy	Zig Zag ZZT318	review
Nelson Freire	Decca 4786771	review
Andreas Haefliger	Avie AV0041	review
Conrad Hansen	Meloclassic MC1047	review
Clara Haskil	Tahra TAH747	review
	SWR Classic SWR19052CD	review
Angela Hewitt	Hyperion CDA68374	review
Stephen Hough	Hyperion CDA67686	review
Tien Hsieh	MSR Classics MS1531	review
Bruce Hungerford	Piano Classics PCLM0036	review
	Kasp 57741	review
Yi Lin Jiang	Solaris SOL21012	review
Howard Karp	Albany TROY1492	review
Julius Katchen	Decca 4781727	review
Wilhelm Kempff	APR 6018	review review
David Korevaar	Ivory Classics 77004	review
Jacob Lateiner	Parnassus PACD96051-2	review
	Parnassus PACD96081-82	review review
Yvonne Lefébure	Solstice SOCD238	review
	Solstice SOCD321-44	review
Elisabeth Leonskaja	MDG 94316226	review
Christian Leotta	Atma Classique ACD22486	review
Eric le Sage	Alpha 607	review
Igor Levit	Sony 88883703872	review
Paul Lewis	Harmonia Mundi HMC901909-11	review
Alexei Lubimov	Zig Zag ZZT110103	review
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli	Opus Arte OA0939D	review
	Praga Digitals PRD350098	review
Elly Ney	Colosseum COL90252	review
	APR 7311	review review
John Ogdon	BBC Legends BBCL41832	review
Garrick Ohlsson	Bridge 9201	review
Steven Osborne	Hyperion CDA68219	review review
Egon Petri	APR 7701	review review
Cédric Pescia	Claves 502903	review
Ivo Pogorelich	Unitel 701308	review
Maurizio Pollini	DG 4838250	review review
Vassily Primakov	Bridge 9251	review review
Sviatoslav Richter	Doremi DHR7718	review
	Parnassus PACD96032	review
	Brilliant 92229	review
	Brilliant 94399	review
	Music & Arts CD1263	review
Robert Riefling	Simax PSC1833	review
Martin Roscoe	Deux-Elles DXL1163	review
Jerome Rose	Monarch M20012	review
Piotr Salajczyk	Dux 0838	review
Fazil Say	Naive V5347	review
Pietro Scarpini	Rhine Classics RH020	review review
Andras Schiff	ECM 1949	review
Victor Schiøler	Danacord DACOCD832/3	review
Artur Schnabel	Naxos 8.110763	review review
	Pristine PAKM048	review
	RCA 88985389712	review
Mordecai Shehori	Cembal D'Amour CD128	review
Inger Södergren	Calliope CAL7648	review
Jeung-Beum Sohn	Genuin GEN20688	review
Grigory Sokolov	Melodiya MELCD1002240	review
	DG 4836570	review
Jascha Spivakovsky	Pristine Audio PAKM070	review
Gerardo Teissonnière	Steinway STNS30188	review
Mitsuko Uchida	Philips 4756935	review review
David Allan Wehr	Connoisseur Soc. CD4264	review
Friedrich Wührer	Tahra TAH704-7	review
Maria Yudina	Scribendum SC813	review
	Brilliant Classics 94398	review
Haiou Zhang	Hanssler Classic HC20079	review