Title: Intriguing box set
Review: This is an intriguing box set. Annie Fischer presents some interesting views of Beethoven's sonatas but, sometimes, these views seem to be far away from the composer's style. The piano timbre is too harsh and, in some tracks, the Bösendorfer is out of tune! The sound quality is poor, the number of editing points is impressive and you can easily hear that classical analog editing noise; If the original session tapes were available, I think Hungaroton could release a digital editing master version; although this technology can provide some outstanding results, maybe it wouldn't solve the problems concerning tempo and balance. Annie Fischer's fans may enjoy these recordings; if you're not a fan, you better check Schnabel's or Arrau's boxes.
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