Review by Jonty December 6, 2005 (2 of 3 found this review helpful)
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Roll's swift straight forward unmannered performance is for me one of the best around. Roll and Shelley are in the modern style taking a leaf from the period instrument movement.I do not find the cycle lacks gravitas but is full of the Sturm and Drang that I would expect from Beethoven.
I have never considered speed alone to be a mannerism.Eccessive rubato and so on, may be, but not speed. Incidentally he is slower than Schnabel, Kovacevitch and Fleischer in the third movement and slower than Brendel (with Rattle), Bronfman and Kempf in the second. The clear well balanced sound is an asset even if the piano is a bit too close. This performance is much better than the flippant slick Bronfamn that has been getting good press recently.
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