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Beethoven: Symphonies - Jaap van Zweden          (4 of 7 found this review helpful)
  October 28, 2004

I bought this set (the Zweden/Residentie) a while ago because it was the first Beethoven set released in surround sound and I was able to buy it very cheap on e-bay (about 23 euros i think it was and that included postage from Europe to the UK), and was glad I didn't pay too much for it. It's not ... more
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 21, 23 & 26 - Kodama          (4 of 9 found this review helpful)
  October 28, 2004

I have to disagree on this recording. I found it too "close" for comfort and would have preferred to listen to an acoustic that sounded more like a concert hall than inside the piano. Also, the interpretations are pretty "so-so" compared to greats like Gilels and Brendel and have nothing new to say. ... more
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