{"product_id":"backhaus-beethoven-edition-complete-pabx009","title":"BACKHAUS Beethoven Edition Complete - PABX009","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePiano Sonatas 1-32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePiano Concerto Nos. 1-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eVariations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eRecorded 1950-1958\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eWilhelm Backhaus, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eVienna Philharmonic Orchestra \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eClemens Krauss, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econductor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eKarl Böhm, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econductor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eHans Schmidt-Isserstedt, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econductor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFanfare Review578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fA truly great performance that anyone who loves the work should hear578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEW OF PIANO CONCERTOS 4 \u0026amp; 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"B\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003ePristine Audio has recently issued an\nall-Beethoven Wilhelm Backhaus Edition containing his first cycle of the\nsonatas, recorded for Decca in the 1950s, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eDiabelli Variations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e,\nand the five piano concertos with Krauss, Böhm, and Schmidt-Isserstedt\nconducting. These recordings from 1951 (No. 4) and 1953 (No. 5) are\nPristine’s Volume 11 in the series. Backhaus is inconsistent in the\nsonatas. He plays some of them with authority and real engagement, but\nothers sound perfunctory, not fully interpreted. This is also the case\nwith the two concertos. While the Fifth represents his playing at its\nmost controlled and communicative, he doesn’t seem to identify as much\nwith the less monumental Fourth. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"B\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eThe “Emperor” had quite fine sound to begin with,\nbut Andrew Rose has corrected pitch problems along with issues of\nbackground hiss and tonal balance in both concertos. The result is a\nrich depth of texture in the orchestral sound that’s splendid indeed. No\ndoubt, some of the pleasure comes from the orchestra being the Vienna\nPhilharmonic at a time when the sound of its strings—lush but somehow\nsweetly personal—and winds was still very distinctive. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"B\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eClemens Krauss is a fine Beethoven conductor who\noffers shapely phrasing and detailed dynamic control. In the livelier\nsections of the Fourth, he seems to be accompanying a more nuanced\nperformance than Backhaus gives. This is not to say that there aren’t\nadmirable moments. The piano’s opening statement is very beautifully\nplayed, and Backhaus is extremely sensitive and precise in the second\nmovement, but his passagework, while accurate, often sounds like he’s on\nautopilot: driven, metronomic, and without much shape or emotional\ncharacter. (A good antidote is Schnabel’s joyful, more polished 1933\nrecording of the Fourth with Malcolm Sargent’s deft accompaniment, but\nmaybe it’s unfair to compare 67- and 51-year-old pianists.) \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"B\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eWhile tempos in both concertos are fairly\nstandard, the start of the Fourth’s finale sounds miscalculated. It\nbegins deliberately, slower than it should be, and Backhaus’s opening\nstatement sounds restricted and lumpy. A few lines later, he switches\ngears, creating a true \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003evivace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e,\nand the performance improves. I wish that Pristine had identified the\nrambunctious cadenza—it’s more chromatic and raucous than the usual one\nby Beethoven—that Backhaus plays in this movement. I wonder whether it\ncould be his own. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"Br\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eThe “Emperor” Concerto shows Backhaus at his\nabsolute best in playing that’s steady but not rigid, with rock-solid\nrhythm and fluent, all-encompassing technique. He has a majestic concept\nof the first movement, projects strength and good spirits in the third,\nand gives a direct, heartfelt reading of the slow movement that I find\nvery moving. The recorded sound of the piano is clearer here than in the\nFourth. This is not simply a worthy historical recording of the\n“Emperor,” it’s a truly great performance that anyone who loves the work\nshould hear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"Br\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESb\"\u003ePaul Orgel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eThis article originally appeared in Issue 36:1 (Sept\/Oct 2012) of Fanfare Magazine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PAKM051.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--heading\"\u003eClick below to expand note:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (1952\/53) - PAKM051\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBackhaus's magnificent first Beethoven Sonata cycle begins here\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong only available on rare imports, and in new 32-bit XR remasters - this is unmissable\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eWilhelm Backhaus's first Beethoven Piano Sonata cycle,\nrecorded between 1950 and 1953, was one of the first for the Long\nPlaying record, and may well have been the first of several contemporary\naccounts to reach completion. Backhaus was already considered, as the\nreview above points out, a \"veteran\" pianist, yet later that same decade\nhe started the sonatas all over again, once more for Decca, this time\nin stereo, a cycle which he almost completed prior to his death in 1969,\nleaving only the \u003cem\u003eHammerklavier\u003c\/em\u003e not re-recorded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eThe existence of the stereo cycle has led to this mono\ncycle, which a number of listeners consider the better of the two, to be\nneglected by Decca - outside of Japan and a very limited Italian issue,\nit has never been reissued by the company. Sonically there's no doubt\nthat the later recordings improved considerably over these early 50s\nmono versions, but there's much that can now be achieved in improving\nconsiderably the sound quality of these recordings, as well as\ncorrecting the \"slight mechanical erraticisms of pitch and surface-hum\"\nreferred to in the review above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eIn making these historic recordings, from one of the\ngreatest of Beethoven interpreters, available again in fine-sounding\n32-bit XR remasters, collectors can at last and with ease determine\ntheir own preferences with regard to the Backhaus discography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eFinally a note about pitch: The recordings so far\nanalysed suggest some wayward tape speeds, resulting in pianos pitched\nvariously at between A=432 and A=444, as well as some notable pitch\nchanges, both sudden and sliding, during movements within recordings.\nOne later recording in the series (to be released as part of Volume\nThree) includes what I take to be a \"sticky edit\", causing the pitch to\nlurch alarmingly (at one point it drops more than a semitone) over the\ncourse of several notes before steadying itself. Previously just about\nunfixable, these problems have all been resolved and the pitch of each\nrecording standardised to A=440.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (1952\/53) - PAKM052\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecond volume in Backhaus's magnificent first Beethoven Sonata cycle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong only available on rare imports, and in new 32-bit XR remasters - this is unmissable\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eGramophone's reviewer in 1951 notes some blasting on\nlouder passages on his LP copy, and likewise I had to deal with\nshortcomings of the recording which I firmly ascribe to the early tape\nsystem in use - which was much improved by November 1953 for the later\nthree recordings in this volume. Whether or not the reviewer was hearing\ndisc blasting, there was often a tendency towards a mushy kind of tape\nhiss to surround the upper frequencies of louder notes and chords, and\nI've spent a lot of time removing or taming these.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eElsewhere, pitch has once again been susprisingly\nvariable, both in terms of overall tuning, and in clear issues with both\ntape machines and editing, all of which can now be remedied. Sound\nquality was generally good - my aim here, which I feel has been\nachieved, has been to clarify the piano tone whilst reducing background\nnoise and hiss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 (1950-53) - PAKM053\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThird volume in Backhaus's magnificent first Beethoven Sonata cycle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong only available on rare imports, and in new 32-bit XR remasters - this is unmissable\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nAs with other releases in this series I've taken great care to bring\nconsistency to the tuning of Backhaus's piano where previously it was\nabsent - the average pitches for each of these four sonatas as presented\nby Decca were A4 = 433.9, 442.5, 432.7 and 438.7 hertz respectively.\nFurthermore the 12th started low, before drifting gradually upwards,\nwhilst the opposite effect was to be heard in the 13th. Owners of the\nJapanese Decca (London) CD reissue of the 13th will also be familiar\nwith a 'sticky edit' pitch lurch of more than a tone in the finale, not\npresent here, as well as several completely missing notes in the middle\nof first movement!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTonally I've continued to accept slightly\nhigher than usual levels of tape hiss in order to bring out the full\ntone of Backhaus's piano, something which was considerably muted in the\nDecca incarnation. Once again it was no surprise to discover that the\nlater recordings were of somewhat better audio quality than the earlier\nones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4 (1952\/53) - PAKM054\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFourth volume in Backhaus's magnificent first Beethoven Sonata cycle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong only available on rare imports, and in new 32-bit XR remasters - this is unmissable\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGenerally speaking these recordings provided reasonably straightforward\nwork for the remastering engineer, especially coming, as this volume\nhas, a good number of sonatas into the series, with many\ncarefully-chosen settings now determined for the series, restoration\ntechniques suitable for the material worked out, and only minor\nvariations to be found. The Moonlight offers slightly higher background\nhiss - this seems to be a characteristic of this work in a number of\nrecordings, possible as a result of the works intrinsically wide dynamic\nrange.\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5 (1950-54) - PAKM055\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFifth volume in Backhaus's magnificent first Beethoven Sonata cycle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong only available on rare imports, and in new 32-bit XR remasters - this is unmissable\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\"The two little Sonatas, for many of us our first\nsteps in Beethoven, are given with charm and simplicity. The recording\nof all these is good.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA.R. The Gramophone\u003c\/b\u003e, October 1953 (Reviewing LXT2780\u003cem\u003e, excerpt concerning Sonatas Nos. 19 \u0026amp; 20\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\"In the C major, Backhaus is frequently allowed\nto \"play through the piano\" (the two sides were listened to\nconsecutively at exactly the same level of dynamics, on the same set,\nand in the same room). Colour-range is good, but the atmosphere is\nstudio-like, and the total effect resembles Beethoven's instrument much\nnearer than Backhaus's. The second movement opened with warmer tone, but\nI was out of sympathy with the playing here. There is one triumph for\nBackhaus on this side—his magnificent handling of the Rondo with its\nalmost magical (certainly fairystory) quality of mysteriousness. From\nthis the pianist builds up a castle-like structure. The recording\nengineers were kind (at last) to his opening but allowed unlikeable\nthinness to creep in as he warmed up his interpretation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eH.F. The Gramophone\u003c\/b\u003e, June 1951 (Reviewing LXT2532, \u003cem\u003eexcerpt concerning Sonata No. 21, \"Waldstein\"\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eOf the two contemporary reviews quoted here, the second,\nof the Waldstein, perhaps puts its finger on a significant point\nregarding a good number of the mono Beethoven sonata recordings made by\nBackhaus for Decca between 1950 and 1954 and represented in this series -\nand their often less-than-glowing reception at the time . It also\nsuggests to me that their remakes later in the same decade and through\nthe 1960s were for reasons more varied than simply the advent of stereo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003ePut simply, I believe that the Decca production team in\nGeneva were struggling badly with new technology, particularly in the\nearlier of the recordings, and all too frequently either made basic\nerrors or were let down by the new-fangled tape equipment at their\ndisposal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eNever in this era have I seen pitch change as much as is\nheard in the original recording of Sonata No. 19. It begins more or\nless in tune, though with some wavering through the first of the two\nmovements. But the second, across just three minutes, sinks an entire\nsemitone, leaving the piano tuned to 422Hz rather than 440Hz. It's\nastonishing that a player as sensitive to pitch as Backhaus could have\napproved this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eThe acoustic was often desperately lacking in sympathy,\nsomething I've aimed to ameliorate. But I've also had to tackle peak\ndistortion, wayward electrical tones, high background hiss, and poor\noverall tone. I can only wonder at how much more favourable some of the\nreviews might have been had the performances been properly recorded in\nthe first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eCritical assessment of performances can too often be\nbadly skewed by inadequate recordings, where crucial aspects of those\nperformances are lost. Backhaus deserved better - I hope this series\nrectifies this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 6 (1951-53) - PAKM056\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSixth volume in Backhaus's magnificent first Beethoven Sonata cycle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong only available on rare imports, and in new 32-bit XR remasters - this is unmissable\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\"While Backhaus's understanding of Beethoven is\nnot, at this time of day, in any dispute, there is room to question\nwhether these particular performances succeed in conveying it to the\nlistener. They are dominated by a savage attack, and a refusal to play\nbelow an mp-mf degree of volume; a refusal that may be the result of\nmany years' experience of recording under less satisfactory technical\nconditions than to-day's—which are here not on their very best\nbehaviour, but are nevertheless good, and of course greatly superior to\nthose that may be in Backhaus's mind .. The Appassionata stands up to\nthe strain fairly well ; and is, indeed, particularly in the last\nmovement, an impressive display of technical powers of the most advanced\nkind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eM.M. The Gramophone\u003c\/b\u003e, September 1952 (Reviewing LXT2715, \u003cem\u003eexcerpt concerning Sonata No. 23\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\"The classical, precise, authoritative Backhaus\nis presented here with uncommonly lifelike quality. He has his minor\nerraticisms, but they are no more than a part of the person who is\npresenting a great master for our full attention. Backhaus's own intense\nconviction of the composer's mastery fully overcomes any doubts one\nmight have about the music. In truth, not one of these three sonatas is\nof great magnitude—that in G major (op. 79), Beethoven himself entitled \"\nsonate facile ou sonatine.\"... I like the brittle, guitarry effect\nBackhaus creates for the opening movement of Op. 79: it has a kind of\npeasant air about it. The andante is taken well under walking pace, and I\ncould bear the vivace finale more headlong. From this disc I had slight\ntrouble with blast, which remained even if one turned the dynamics\ndown. Backhaus's percussive style need not lead to this fault.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eH.F. The Gramophone\u003c\/b\u003e, October 1951 (Reviewing LXT2603, \u003cem\u003eexcerpt concerning Sonata No. 25\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eI have pointed out in previous technical notes that it\nhas increasingly become my opinion that this series of Beethoven sonata\nrecordings is one neglected - and, in its day, often disparaged - not\nprimarily as a result of the playing by Backhaus of these works, but the\nby the raw deal he was served up by Decca's inadequate recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eIn this volume pitch is, for the most part, not the issue seen previously, the exception being the first movement of the \u003cem\u003eAppassionata\u003c\/em\u003e,\nwhich dips alarmingly to begin with before proceeding to waver and jump\nabout throughout the movement, most probably the result of editing\ntogether various takes as much as poor general tape speed stability.\nThis has, for the first time, been corrected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eI would have to take issue with \u003cem\u003eThe Gramophone\u003c\/em\u003e reviewer's suggestion that Backhaus refuses to play below \u003cem\u003emp-mf \u003c\/em\u003ethroughout\nthe work - but can well imagine that impression being given by poor\nreproduction of his playing. Much of this is now happily alleviated\nhere, and these interpretations can be more clearly judged within the\nexcellent sonata cycle they so clearly combine to produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 7 (1952\/54) - PAKM057\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeventh volume in Backhaus's magnificent first Beethoven Sonata cycle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong only available on rare imports, and in new 32-bit XR remasters - this is unmissable\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eListening to these three recordings it's not difficult\nto distinguish the sonata recorded in 1954 from those recorded two years\npreviously. The overall tone of Sonata 27 has a richer quality than\nI've been able to bring out in Sonatas 28 and 29, and in its original\nreview in The Gramophone (not quoted here) the reviewer ends with an\nobservation that: \"The whole of this disc is very well recorded\",\nsomething of a contrast to the criticism directed at the \u003cem\u003eHammerklavier\u003c\/em\u003e recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eThe latter sounds, to modern ears, especially flat and\nboxy, with a very limited lower extension which appears almost to hollow\nout the sound of the piano. The result is indeed a recording which\nsuggested a much poorer performance than Backhaus actually gives as it\nminimises the impact of both the dynamic range of his playing and the\nsubtleties therein.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eIn all three sonatas in this volume I've been able to\nenact a dramatic transformation in the sound of the piano, despite\nalmost constantly having to fight against multiple shortcomings in the\noriginal recordings, something that has been a constant throughout this\nseries. Pitchwise, apart from a sag during the first movement of Sonata\n28, these were generally fine. But in the recovery of piano tone I've\nhad to lift a lot of tape \"shash\" into the realms of audibility - and\nthen try to suppress this whilst retaining the piano. By and large this\nhas been a successful mission, but at times one may still be reminded of\nthe vintage of these recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 8 (1950\/53) - PAKM058\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEighth and final volume in Backhaus's magnificent first Beethoven Sonata cycle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong only available on rare imports, and in new 32-bit XR remasters - this is unmissable\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata No. 30 was among the earliest recorded in this series and\namong the few to be released on 78s alongside an LP. Nevertheless it's\nalmost on a par with the two 1953 recordings with regard to technical\nquality. All three were again less than ideal, with various flaws\nfamiliar to this cycle, yet beyond a tendency to upper-frequency\nfuzziness and some pre- and post-echo they were generally at the higher\nend of the quality scale when looked at in that context. Perhaps the\nfact of a 78rpm issue of the first of these three works should serve as a\nreminder of the somewhat primitive technical origins of Backhaus's\nfirst complete cycle - by the time he returned to Beethoven sonatas in\nthe Decca studios a few short years later, recording technology had\nadvanced considerably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven Edition: Volume 9 - Piano Concerto 1, Diabelli Variations (1954\/58) - PASC326\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodybig\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003e\"A magnificent achievement\", played with \"an astonishingly youthful vigour\" - Gramophone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodymid\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBackhaus's stereo Diabelli Variations and Piano Concerto No. 1 in new 32-bit Pristine XR remasters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eTonally the Piano Concerto recording was good in this stereo\nversion (possibly offering a different tone to the mono release reviewed\nabove), if somewhat hissy, and this restoration has concentrated mainly on\nreducing the latter as well as correcting some quite significant pitch\nanomalies at edit points throughout the recording. These caused jumps in the\npitch of the recording were edits from different takes had been made or up to a\nquarter-semitone at a time, helping make some edits sound particularly clunky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eThe recording was also rather sharp, more so than the \u003cem\u003eDiabelli\nVariations\u003c\/em\u003e, which managed a far more even and consistent A=445Hz. Here my\nefforts were concentrated on lifting the veil on a somewhat thin and\nboxy-sounding instrument, coupled with the removal or suppression of a large\nnumber of extraneous clicking noises which appeared to emanate from the\nkeyboard itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven Edition: Volume 10 - Piano Concertos 2 and 3 (1950\/52) - PASC330\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003e\"A fine performance matched by a first-class recording\" - Gramophone\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBackhaus's classic Concerto recordings have been completely transformed\nin these new remasters\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nBoth of these recordings, whilst fundamentally sound, have benefited\nenormously from a thorough restoration and XR remastering - given the\nrecording dates, right at the beginning of the adoption of tape mastering\nand LP distribution, the myriad of now-correctable faults was entirely\nunsurprising. Pitch generally fluctuated between about A=335Hz and A=440Hz,\nand these variations have been evened out to concert pitch - but the coda\nof Concerto No. 2 came in at A=432Hz - a significant drop suggesting a\nsection edited in from a very different recording.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nThe tonal difficulties suggested in contemporary reviews sound even more\npronounced today, I would suggest, given our far improved listening\nequipment over a reviewer of the early 1950s. Fortunately we now also have\nthe technology and expertise to address these shortcomings. I've also been\nable to make significant inroads on tape hiss and an assortment of\nextraneous noises and irrirants. The results here have proved particularly\nsatisfying - a full, clear, clean sound has been discovered both for piano\nand orchestra to an extent that demands a critical reassessment of both of\nthese recordings. My sense is that, as has happened regularly before, the\nlistener will now find significantly more to enjoy here than in any\nprevious release.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven Edition: Volume 11 - Piano Concertos 4 and 5 (1951\/53) - PASC333\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodybig\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003e\"Backhaus and Clemens Krauss give us a fine performance\" - Gramophone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodymid\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBackhaus's classic Concerto recordings have been completely transformed in these new remasters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eAs with previous recordings in this series, I have been able to tackle not just the issues of background hiss and tonal balance, but also pitch. The Concerto No. 4 showed a gradual slide upwards through the second movement from a low start, whilst the finale drooped off at the very end. The Emperor, whilst benefiting from significantly finer sound quality, proved to be considerably erratic, pitch-wise, suggesting multiple and quite frequent edits between takes from different days or machines causing regular jumps up and down. Both concertos have been leveled out to concert pitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eI was able to release superb sound quality in both, and though the strings in the earlier recording still show a tendency towards shrillness, they are much improved over the original harsh sound here, without any imparment in the clarity of the piano tone which might have resulted from a straightforward reduction in treble. No such problems with the Emperor, where an already fine sound has been further rounded out, with greater extension in both treble and bass and a more generous overall feel from an excellent recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--heading\"\u003eClick below to expand track listing:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (1952\/53) - PAKM051\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded November 1953\u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2902\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded November 1953\u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded May 1952\u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2747\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded November 1953\u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2809\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wilhelm Backhaus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recording producer: Victor Olof\u003cbr\u003e Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (1952\/53) - PAKM052\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded March 1951\u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2603\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded March 1951\u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded November 1953\u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2809\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, \"Pathétique\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded November 1953\u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2903\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded November 1953\u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2903\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wilhelm Backhaus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recording producer: Victor Olof\u003cbr\u003e Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 (1950-53) - PAKM053\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003ePiano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14, No. 2 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded April 1952 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2931\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded November 1953 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 \"March Funébre\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded June 1950 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2532\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27, No. 1 \"Quasi una fantasia\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded November 1952 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2780\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wilhelm Backhaus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recording producer: Victor Olof\u003cbr\u003e Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4 (1952\/53) - PAKM054\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003ePiano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 \"Moonlight\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded October 1952\u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2780\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 \"Pastorale\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded November 1953 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded November 1953 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2950\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 \"The Tempest\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded May 1952 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2747\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wilhelm Backhaus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recording producer: Victor Olof\u003cbr\u003e Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5 (1950-54) - PAKM055\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003ePiano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31, No. 3 \"The Hunt\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded May 1954\u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2950\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49, No. 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded November 1952 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49, No. 2 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded January 1953 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2780\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 \"Waldstein\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded July 1950\u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2532\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded April 1952 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2931\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wilhelm Backhaus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recording producer: Victor Olof\u003cbr\u003e Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 6 (1951-53) - PAKM056\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003ePiano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 \"Appassionata\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded April 1952 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2715\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78 \"A Thérèse\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded April 1952 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded March 1951 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2603\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a \"Les Adieux\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded November 1953 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2902\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wilhelm Backhaus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recording producer: Victor Olof\u003cbr\u003e Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 7 (1952\/54) - PAKM057\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded January 1954 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2902\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded April 1952 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 \u003cbr\u003e \"Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded April 1952 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2777\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wilhelm Backhaus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recording producer: Victor Olof\u003cbr\u003e Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 8 (1950\/53) - PAKM058\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded July 1950 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2535 and on 78s as AX361-62\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded November 1953 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2939 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recorded November 1953 \u003cbr\u003e Issued as Decca LXT 2939 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wilhelm Backhaus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recording producer: Victor Olof\u003cbr\u003e Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven Edition: Volume 9 - Piano Concerto 1, Diabelli Variations (1954\/58) - PASC326\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN\u003c\/b\u003e Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilhelm Backhaus\u003c\/b\u003e piano\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHans Schmidt-Isserstedt \u003c\/b\u003econductor\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRecorded 16-22 April 1958\u003cbr\u003eFirst issued as Decca BR 3001\u003cbr\u003eProducer Erik Smith\u003cbr\u003eEngineer Alan Abel\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Sofiensaal, Vienna\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003eVariations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilhelm Backhaus\u003c\/b\u003e piano\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Recorded 14-20 October 1954\u003cbr\u003e First issued as Decca LXT 5016\u003cbr\u003e Producer Victor Olof\u003cbr\u003e Engineer Roy Wallace\u003cbr\u003e Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eXR remastering by Andrew Rose at Pristine Audio, February 2012\u003cbr\u003eCover artwork based on a photograph of Wilhelm Backhaus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTotal duration: 76:51\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven Edition: Volume 10 - Piano Concertos 2 and 3 (1950\/52) - PASC330\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN\u003c\/b\u003e Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilhelm Backhaus\u003c\/b\u003e piano\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVienna Philharmonic Orchestra\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClemens Krauss \u003c\/b\u003econductor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded 25-26 May 1952 \u003cbr\u003eFirst issued as Decca LX 3084\u003cbr\u003eProducer Victor Olof \u003cbr\u003eEngineer Cyril Windebank \u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN\u003c\/b\u003e Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilhelm Backhaus\u003c\/b\u003e piano\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVienna Philharmonic Orchestra\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarl Böhm \u003c\/b\u003econductor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded 23 September 1950 \u003cbr\u003eFirst issued as Decca LXT 2553\u003cbr\u003eProducer Victor Olof \u003cbr\u003eEngineer Cyril Windebank \u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXR remastering by Andrew Rose at Pristine Audio, February-March 2012\u003cbr\u003eCover artwork based on a photograph of Wilhelm Backhaus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTotal duration: 61:45\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--heading\"\u003eBACKHAUS Beethoven Edition: Volume 11 - Piano Concertos 4 and 5 (1951\/53) - PASC333\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pristine-boxset-track-listing--item--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBEETHOVEN\u003c\/strong\u003e Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded May 1951\u003cbr\u003eFirst issued as Decca LP LXT 2629 and 78s KX28542-45\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBEETHOVEN\u003c\/strong\u003e Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, Op. 73, \"Emperor\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded May 1953\u003cbr\u003eFirst issued as Decca LXT 2839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer \u003c\/strong\u003eVictor Olof \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngineer\u003c\/strong\u003e Cyril Windebank \u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilhelm Backhaus\u003c\/strong\u003e piano\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVienna Philharmonic Orchestra\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClemens Krauss \u003c\/strong\u003econductor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXR remastering by Andrew Rose at Pristine Audio, March-April 2012\u003cbr\u003eCover artwork based on a photograph of Wilhelm Backhaus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTotal duration: 70:11\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fCover Art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcover_art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f","brand":"Pristine Classical","offers":[{"title":"Stereo \u0026 Ambient Stereo 24-bit FLAC","offer_id":55010069348718,"sku":"nij1789306075164","price":126.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stereo \u0026 Ambient Stereo 16-bit FLAC","offer_id":55010069381486,"sku":"hhy1789306075165","price":108.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"320kbps Stereo \u0026 Ambient Stereo MP3","offer_id":55010069414254,"sku":"ita1789306075166","price":83.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/3986\/5966\/files\/backhaus-beethoven-edition-complete---pabx009_1.jpg?v=1789306082","url":"https:\/\/www.harborviewgoods.shop\/products\/backhaus-beethoven-edition-complete-pabx009","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}