Tatiana Nikolayeva is best known for her performances of Bach and Shostakovich (who wrote his preludes for her). These performances from 1991 and 1993 reveal her strength as a Beethoven and Schubert interpreter. The performance of the D960 piano sonata in B flat major is particularly fine. She brings out the structure and internal tensions of the piece without the sturm und drang of many other interpretations (including her compatriot Richter). Probably not a benchmark recording, but well worth listening to.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Perlemuter and Nikolayeva from BBC legends
Tatiana Nikolayeva is best known for her performances of Bach and Shostakovich (who wrote his preludes for her). These performances from 1991 and 1993 reveal her strength as a Beethoven and Schubert interpreter. The performance of the D960 piano sonata in B flat major is particularly fine. She brings out the structure and internal tensions of the piece without the sturm und drang of many other interpretations (including her compatriot Richter). Probably not a benchmark recording, but well worth listening to.
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