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Originally Posted by scottmandue
Thank you, as you say I started reading reviews of the different Beethoven recordings and there is a lot of love/hate for the different performers.
Have you heard any of Claudio Arrau's work?
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I am only familiar with Arrau's Debussy and Liszt recordings, so I can't comment on his interpretations of Beethoven. Arrau is a legend and his catalog of recordings is so large that it's nearly impossible to digest all of them, but there's no denying his talent. One of the things I look forward to in retirement (hopefully
) is having the time to get my arms completely around a body of work such as this. Hopefully I get there some day!
Beethoven was not an aristocrat or a land owner, but he still had the ego (and the talent!) to pretty much do as he liked. If you've read about Steve Jobs you'll know that despite his ego, temper, and general schitty attitude, people put up with him because of his god-given gifts. Same thing with Beethoven. He could be insufferable at times, but he wrote with such passion, conviction and sheer beauty that people were naturally drawn to him. It's this ego, passion and bigger-than-life persona that I feel really comes through in Richard Goode's interpretations.
Good luck in your search, music is a great gift!