In 2006, Schiff delivered a series of lectures on Beethoven’s piano sonatas recorded at Wigmore Hall in London for
The Guardian. I regrettably have only now discovered them. In recent months,
after hearing Schiff’s new recording of Bach’s Das Wohltemperierte Klavier for ECM, I have sought out a number of
his other recordings. Further collaborations with ECM include a recording of Beethoven’s music for piano and cello (Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69 is
highly recommended) and an impeccable live performance of Bach’s Six Partitas.
I have yet to hear his complete recordings of the Beethoven Sonatas, but if the
lectures are any indication, they are certainly worth seeking out. The lectures
are divided into eight parts, covering every sonata from each of the three
major periods of Beethoven’s work.
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