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No. 25, op. 79 'Cuckoo'

Wilhelm Backhaus Decca 4757198* review
Ronald Brautigam (fp) BIS SACD1573 review
Alfred Brendel Brilliant 93761* review review
Brilliant 94075 * review
Decca 4781821* review
Eric Heidsieck* EMI 3877392
Myra Hess Dal Segno DSPRCD011 review
Dal Segno DSPRCD030 review
Louis Lortie Chandos CHAN10616(9) * 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
Craig Sheppard* Romeo 7233-41 review review
David Allen Wehr Connoisseur Soc. CD4263 review

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

Wilhelm Backhaus* Decca 4757198 review
Ronald Brautigam (fp) BIS SACD1612 review
Alfred Brendel Brilliant 93761* review review
Brilliant 94075 * review
Brilliant 94272 review
Decca 4781821* review
Alfred Cortot Sony S3K89698 review
Nelson Friere Decca 4758155 review
Nelson Goerner Ideale 3079188 review
Eric Heidsieck* EMI 3877392
Stephen Kovacevich EMI 2153142 review
EMI 2285152 review
Paul Lewis Harmonia Mundi HMC901909-11 review
Louis Lortie Chandos CHAN10616(9) * review
John O'Conor Telarc CD80160 review
Telarc CD80400* review
Garrick Ohlsson Bridge 9201 review
Vlado Perlemuter Nimbus NI5340 review
Andras Schiff ECM 1947 review
Rudolf Serkin Music & Arts CD1141 review
Craig Sheppard* Romeo 7233-41 review review
Solomon EMI 2061022 review
Margaret Wacyk Empyrean CD119 review
David Allen Wehr Connoisseur Soc. CD4263 review

No. 27, op. 90

Wilhelm Backhaus* Decca 4757198 review
Ronald Brautigam (fp) BIS SACD1612 review
Alfred Brendel Brilliant 93761* review review
Brilliant 94075 * review
Decca 4781821* review
Alfred Cortot Sony S3K89698 review
Andreas Haefliger Avie AV2082 review
Eric Heidsieck* EMI 3877392
Angela Hewitt Hyperion CDA67797 review
Louis Lortie Chandos CHAN10616(9) * review
John O'Conor Telarc CD80400* review
Ivo Pogorelich Unitel 701308 review
James Rhodes ABC 4764596 review
Sviatoslav Richter Brilliant 92229 review
Andras Schiff ECM 1948 review
Artur Schnabel EMI 5628802 review
Naxos 8.110762 review review review
Rudolf Serkin Music & Arts CD1141 review
Craig Sheppard* Romeo 7233-41 review review
Solomon EMI 2061022 review
David Allen Wehr Connoisseur Soc. CD4263 review

No. 28, op. 101

Webster Aitken Bandeonon review
Claudio Arrau EMI 9184322 review
Wilhelm Backhaus* Decca 4757198 review
Malcolm Binns (fp) Explore EXP0001/2 review
Idil Biret IBA 8.571258 review
Alfred Brendel Brilliant 93761* review review
Brilliant 94075 * review
Decca 4781821* review
Robert Casadesus Newton 8802050 review
Alfred Cortot Sony S3K89698 review
Vladimir Feltsman Nimbus NI2561 review
Walter Gieseking Naxos 8.112063 review
Hélène Grimaud DG 4777419
Eric Heidsieck* EMI 3877392
Wilhelm Kempff BBC Legends BBCL41692 review
David Korevaar Ivory Classics 77004 review
Louis Lortie Chandos CHAN10616(9) * review
John O'Conor Telarc CD80400* review
Sviatoslav Richter Doremi DHR7718 review
Brilliant 92229 review
Andras Schiff ECM 1948 review
Artur Schnabel Naxos 8.110762 review review review
Craig Sheppard* Romeo 7233-41 review review
Grigory Sokolov Naive OP30421 review
Mitsuko Uchida Philips 4758662 review
David Allan Wehr Connoisseur Soc. CD4264 review

No. 29, op. 106, 'Hammerklavier'

Webster Aitken Bandeonon review
Vladimir Ashkenazy Eloquence 4801304 review
Wilhelm Backhaus* Decca 4757198 review
Markus Becker CPO 7772392 review
Malcolm Binns (fp) Explore EXP0001/2 review
Ronald Brautigam (fp) BIS SACD1612 review
Alfred Brendel Brilliant 93761* review review
Brilliant 94075 * review
Brilliant 94272 review
Decca 4781821* review
Christoph Eschenbach Brilliant 9189 review
Vladimir Feltsman Nimbus NI2561 review
François-Frédéric Guy Naive V5023 review
Eric Heidsieck* EMI 3877392
Louis Kentner Pristine PAKM034 review
Stephen Kovacevich EMI 2153142 review
EMI 2285152 review
Yvonne Lefebure Solstice SOOCD238 review
Louis Lortie Chandos CHAN10616(9) * review
John O'Conor Telarc CD80400* review
Andras Schiff ECM 1948 review
Artur Schnabel Naxos 8.110762 review review review
Rudolf Serkin BBC Legends BBCL42412 review
Craig Sheppard* Romeo 7233-41 review review
Solomon EMI 2061022 review
Mitsuko Uchida Philips 4758662 review
David Allan Wehr Connoisseur Soc. CD4264 review
Earl Wild Ivory 76001 review
Friedrich Wührer Tahra TAH704-7 review

No. 30, op. 109

Wilhelm Backhaus Audite 23420 review
Decca 4757198* review
Jackson Berkey SDG CD0912 review
Malcolm Binns (fp) Explore EXP0001/2 review
Alfred Brendel Brilliant 93761* review review
Brilliant 94075 * review
Decca 4781821* review
Philips 4757182 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
Glenn Gould Naxos 8.111299 review
Eric Heidsieck* EMI 3877392
Elisabeth Leonskaja MDG 94316226 review
Paul Lewis Harmonia Mundi HMC901909-11 review
Louis Lortie Chandos CHAN10616(9) * review
Alexei Lubimov Zig Zag ZZT110103 review
Iren Marik Arbiter 143 review
Heinrich Neuhaus Russian CD RCD16245 review
John O'Conor Telarc CD80400* review
James Rhodes ABC 4764593 review
Sviatoslav Richter Doremi DHR7718 review
Parnassus PACD96032 review
Robert Riefling Simax PSC1833 review
Jerome Rose Monarch M20012 review
Andras Schiff ECM 1949 review
Artur Schnabel EMI 5628802 review
Naxos 8.110763 review review
Rudolf Serkin Music & Arts CD1141 review
Craig Sheppard* Romeo 7233-41 review review
Mitsuko Uchida Philips 4756935 review
David Allan Wehr Connoisseur Soc. CD4264 review
Friedrich Wührer Tahra TAH704-7 review

No. 31, op. 110

Webster Aitken Bandeonon review
Piotr Anderszewski Virgin 2672912 review
Claudio Arrau EMI 9184322 review
Wilhelm Backhaus* Decca 4757198 review
Malcolm Binns (fp) Explore EXP0001/2 review
Idil Biret IBA 8.571258 review
Alfred Brendel Brilliant 93761* review review
Brilliant 94075 * review
Decca 4781821* review
Sarah Beth Briggs Memaphore SMLMP28 review
Alfred Cortot Sony S3K89698 review
Penelope Crawford (fp) Musica Omnia MO0308 review
Jill Crossland Divine Art DDV24147 review
Nelson Friere Decca 4758155 review
Glenn Gould Naxos 8.111299 review
Eric Heidsieck* EMI 3877392
Myra Hess EMI DVB38846192 review
Dejan Lazic Channel CCSSA30511 review
Elisabeth Leonskaja MDG 94316226 review
Paul Lewis Harmonia Mundi HMC901909-11 review
Louis Lortie Chandos CHAN10616(9) * review
Alexei Lubimov Zig Zag ZZT110103 review
Heinrich Neuhaus Russian CD RCD16245 review
John O'Conor Telarc CD80400* review
Sviatoslav Richter Doremi DHR7718 review
Parnassus PACD96032 review
Brilliant 92229 review
Robert Riefling Simax PSC1833 review
Jerome Rose Monarch M20012 review
Andras Schiff ECM 1949 review
Artur Schnabel EMI 5628802 review
Naxos 8.110763 review review
Rudolf Serkin BBC Legends BBCL42412 review
Craig Sheppard* Romeo 7233-41 review review
Mitsuko Uchida Philips 4756935 review
David Allan Wehr Connoisseur Soc. CD4264 review
David Wilde Delphian DCD34090 review

No. 32, op. 111

Claudio Arrau EMI 9184322 review
Wilhelm Backhaus* Decca 4757198 review
Malcolm Binns (fp) Explore EXP0001/2 review
Alfred Brendel Brilliant 93761* review review
Brilliant 94075 * review
Decca 4781821* review
Philips 4757182 review
Penelope Crawford (fp) Musica Omnia MO0308 review
Glenn Gould Naxos 8.111299 review
Eric Heidsieck* EMI 3877392
Stephen Hough Hyperion CDA67686 review
Julius Katchen Decca 4781727 review
David Korevaar Ivory Classics 77004 review
Yvonne Lefebure Solstice SOOCD238 review
Elisabeth Leonskaja MDG 94316226 review
Christian Leotta Atma Classique ACD22486 review
Paul Lewis Harmonia Mundi HMC901909-11 review
Louis Lortie Chandos CHAN10616(9) * review
Alexei Lubimov Zig Zag ZZT110103 review
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Opus Arte OA0939D review
John O'Conor Telarc CD80400* review
John Ogdon BBC Legends BBCL41832 review
Garrick Ohlsson Bridge 9201 review
Ivo Pogorelich Unitel 701308 review
Vassily Primakov Bridge 9251 review review
Sviatoslav Richter Doremi DHR7718 review
Parnassus PACD96032 review
Brilliant 92229 review
Robert Riefling Simax PSC1833 review
Jerome Rose Monarch M20012 review
Andras Schiff ECM 1949 review
Artur Schnabel Naxos 8.110763 review review
Mordecai Shehori Cembal D'Amour CD128 review
Craig Sheppard* Romeo 7233-41 review review
Mitsuko Uchida Philips 4756935 review
David Allan Wehr Connoisseur Soc. CD4264 review
Friedrich Wührer Tahra TAH704-7 review

 




 

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