Claudio Arrau; Beethoven

**cloughie** · 12-10-20, 15:02

Originally posted by gradus View Post

Is it a recording from earlier in his career? My recall of comment about alleged slowness derived from Gramophone reviews of his late performances.

His ‘Late’ performances would be slower than slow!

**gradus** · 12-10-20, 16:31

Dead right.

**Barbirollians** · 12-10-20, 16:36

Originally posted by gradus View Post

Is it a recording from earlier in his career? My recall of comment about alleged slowness derived from Gramophone reviews of his late performances.

Yes mid 1950s - Andrew Porter evidently liked it at lot as he thought the Waldstein was the best since Schnabel.

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