Artur Schnabel, Ludwig van Beethoven – The Beethoven Piano Sonatas Volume 4: Sonatas Nos. 23 & 25-32 (E/E) – 4xLP, UK 1981

The Beethoven Piano Sonatas Volume 4: Sonatas Nos. 23 & 25-32 is an LP by Ludwig van Beethoven, Artur Schnabel from 1981 released on the His Master's Voice label.

About this album

Artur Schnabel’s Beethoven sonata cycle remains a landmark of 20th-century piano performance. These readings of Sonatas Nos. 23, 25-32 draw their power from Schnabel’s intellectual rigour, emotional seriousness and willingness to prioritise musical structure over polish. Recorded in the early electrical era, the performances helped establish Beethoven as a composer of deep dramatic and philosophical reach rather than mere virtuoso display. Long admired by pianists and collectors alike, the cycle is often treated as a foundation stone of modern Beethoven interpretation, balancing expressive urgency with remarkable clarity of thought.

Genre: Classical