Our four pianists revealed

UPDATE: Oops, I forgot to include my "ranking" -- see below

NEXT UPDATE: Oops-oops-oops! I was in such a rush this morning that the only audio clips included were the four movement-openers. Now fixed, I hope!

ii. Con moto [With movement]

Performance X

Just the opening

The complete movement

Sviatoslav Richter, piano. Praga, recorded live in the Rudolfinum, Prague, June 14, 1956

by Ken

And here again are the other performances we heard earlier today:

Performance A

Just the opening

The complete movement

Walter Klien, piano. Vox, recorded in the early 1970s

Performance B

Just the opening

The complete movement

Wilhelm Kempff, piano. DG, recorded in the Beethovensaal, Hannover, August 1968

Performance C

Just the opening

The complete movement

Artur Schnabel, piano. EMI, recorded in Abbey Road Studios, London, Jan. 26-27, 1939


UPDATE: My ranking of the four performances

(1) X, of course
(2) and (3) B and C, for very different strengths (and, er, un-strengths)
(4) A


AGAIN, WE STILL NEED TO TALK -- NOT TO MENTION
IDENTIFYING AND FLESHING OUT THE WHOLE PIECE

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