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Daniel Barenboim owns Beethoven! Watching this set of DVDs and listening to his magnificent performances shows why Barenboim is clearly the pre-eminent performer of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas. While many will disagree - after all, there are countless recordings by dozens of performers - what comes through after seeing these recitals is the deep familiarity that Barenboim has with the music. Playing these sonatas for some fifty years, they have become a part of him.

This set contains a series of eight recitals that Barenboim performed in Berlin in 2005, together comprising all 32 of the sonatas. Each recital lasts about an hour and a quarter or an hour and a half, and contains four sonatas, early, middle and late. The programs themselves work well, but any selection of sonatas played by Barenboim would be fine. The camera work is among the best I've seen for this type of performance; there are enough different camera angles to keep it from being repetitive, and the intensity of watching Barenboim perform is enough to trump the limits of filming. The sound is in PCM stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1; the surround mix is excellent.]]> http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/19/dvd-review-barenboim-on-beethoven/feed/ 2 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/18/notable-recordings-of-2011-part-2/ http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/18/notable-recordings-of-2011-part-2/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:27:35 +0000 kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=2764 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/18/notable-recordings-of-2011-part-2/feed/ 7 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/18/notable-recordings-of-2011-part-1/ http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/18/notable-recordings-of-2011-part-1/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:20:30 +0000 kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=2745 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/18/notable-recordings-of-2011-part-1/feed/ 0 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/18/classical-music-box-sets-for-the-holidays/ http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/18/classical-music-box-sets-for-the-holidays/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:29:56 +0000 kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=2646 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/18/classical-music-box-sets-for-the-holidays/feed/ 2 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/15/hyperion-to-release-99-disc-complete-liszt-box-set/ http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/15/hyperion-to-release-99-disc-complete-liszt-box-set/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:03:04 +0000 kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=1620 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/15/hyperion-to-release-99-disc-complete-liszt-box-set/feed/ 8 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/12/essential-music-bill-evans-live-in-1980/ http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/12/essential-music-bill-evans-live-in-1980/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:57:31 +0000 kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=2687 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/12/12/essential-music-bill-evans-live-in-1980/feed/ 3 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/29/why-are-there-so-few-complete-sets-of-schuberts-lieder/ http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/29/why-are-there-so-few-complete-sets-of-schuberts-lieder/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:40:22 +0000 kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=2631 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/29/why-are-there-so-few-complete-sets-of-schuberts-lieder/feed/ 2 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/25/album-notes-charles-ives-violon-sonatas-by-hilary-hahn-and-valentina-lisitsa/ http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/25/album-notes-charles-ives-violon-sonatas-by-hilary-hahn-and-valentina-lisitsa/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:25:52 +0000 kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=2599 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/25/album-notes-charles-ives-violon-sonatas-by-hilary-hahn-and-valentina-lisitsa/feed/ 0 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/22/gadget-review-srs-iwow-3d-audio-enhancer-for-ipod-ipad-and-iphone/ http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/22/gadget-review-srs-iwow-3d-audio-enhancer-for-ipod-ipad-and-iphone/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:56:21 +0000 kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=2582 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/22/gadget-review-srs-iwow-3d-audio-enhancer-for-ipod-ipad-and-iphone/feed/ 3 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/18/how-many-matches-does-itunes-match-match-when-itunes-match-does-match-matches/ http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/18/how-many-matches-does-itunes-match-match-when-itunes-match-does-match-matches/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:45:06 +0000 kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=2563 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/18/how-many-matches-does-itunes-match-match-when-itunes-match-does-match-matches/feed/ 18 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/07/the-grateful-dead-movie-now-available-on-blu-ray/ http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/07/the-grateful-dead-movie-now-available-on-blu-ray/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:59:54 +0000 kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=2543 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2011/11/07/the-grateful-dead-movie-now-available-on-blu-ray/feed/ 0