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I very much like these interpretations of these three beloved Beethoven sonatas, which are played here by Rudolf Serkin (1903-1991) with great sensitivity and with admirable restraint (which one doesn’t often see in performances in concert halls).

 

— Roger W. Smith

   May 2019

 

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See also my post

“Roger W. Smith, piano lover; Rudolf Serkin; my stereo; the Oak Crest Inn”

Roger W. Smith, piano lover; Rudolf Serkin; my stereo; the Oak Crest Inn

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