If you liked this CD:
and/or this one:
you might be interested in Ms. Zhao's latest release of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas. She was 13 when she recorded the Chopin and 16 when she did the Liszt. Now at the ripe old age of 20 she has committed the Beethoven sonatas to disc. I have the discs on order from MDT. The cost is slightly under $40. Amazon has the MP3 version for around $18. You can also stream them on Spotify.
I've listened to a few key sonatas, and they are mostly very good. The sound is quite good, too. Much better all around than HJ Lim but for some that is a low bar :)
She may be ambitious, but she seems like a serious musician.
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Topic - New Babe Pianist Beethoven Sonatas (complete) alert - srl1 12:29:57 07/18/14 (13)
- How many versions - Mike K 08:55:51 07/19/14 (11)
- That's easy: all of 'em, past, present, and yet to come - Bill Way 17:49:54 07/20/14 (2)
- I respect your thoughts - Mike K 20:37:37 07/20/14 (1)
- RE: I respect your thoughts - ahendler 22:12:18 07/20/14 (0)
- I thought the same before, too.... - kuma 15:29:47 07/19/14 (0)
- There can never be too many girls, but .... - Amphissa 15:14:57 07/19/14 (4)
- Who's going to buy it? nt - srl1 18:35:56 07/19/14 (3)
- Me and a lot of other people .... - Amphissa 20:40:14 07/19/14 (2)
- RE: Me and a lot of other people .... - srl1 14:09:23 07/20/14 (1)
- RE: Me and a lot of other people .... - Amphissa 07:55:23 07/21/14 (0)
- Never too many if it's music I like - srl1 11:02:37 07/19/14 (0)
- Speaking for myself, I'm almost always interested in new recordings - even of standard repertoire [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 09:40:04 07/19/14 (0)
- Yes - I heard excerpts from those Chopin and Liszt Etudes - Chris from Lafayette 14:47:58 07/18/14 (0)