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I've always liked Perahia's Beethoven. I would be first in line if a complete set became available.
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two words
ALFRED BRENDEL!!!!
the man is my hero, you just can't get any more tasteful, accurate, and true to the text. He also add's a great intellect
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The American Daniel Chorzempa, primarily an organist but also my favourite pianist without doubt.
Listen to his exploratory and still unsurpassed playing of the Moonlight's 1st movement (the 3rd movement is also played perfectly) and his fantastic version of the Pathetique and Appassionata.
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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. - Beverly Sills
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I'm agree with decibel 101 aand pqbd
Alfred Brendel !
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But ... on pianoforte I'll notice you Trudelies Leonhardt (the Gustav's sister )see her website
http://www.homepages.hetnet.nl/%7Eleonhardt/
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Buchbinder, Pollini, Gilels and Argerich in no particular order.
"The older the fiddle, the sweeter the music"~ Augustus McCrae
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Richard Goode, in my opinion. Although he's not totally perfect either technically or musically all of the time, he's the closest I've heard. 
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Wilhelm Backhaus' old Beethoven recordings are hard to beat--fidelity to the scores, clean lines, and supremely even articulation throughout. Beethoven, like Schubert, was a transitional pre-romantic composer, standing between the Vienese Classic and the Romantic styles. Backhaus eschewed the temptation to infuse Beethoven with romantic flare. He kept it all pure, yet without being dry in his renditions.
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Undoubtedly for me it is Arrau. Yes, he plays things slower and slower the older he gets but he makes more music in one note than any modern pianist does in 20 CD's. His renditions on Op.109-111 and his 4th Piano Concerto are the most exquisite pianism and musicianship I have ever heard. John O'Conor (and I should make the disclaimer that he is my former teacher) is also fantastic. His was the first CD I ever owned and to this day continues to be one of my favorites. There is fresh, insightful approach to the Sonatas with him. Elena http://www.pianofourhands.com
Schnabel's advie to Horowitz: "When a piece gets difficult, make faces."
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For me it has to be Gilels, though he did not manage to complete his recording. What a great pity not to be able to hear his rendition of No32!
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Originally posted by Goldberg:
I also love Anton Kuerti for Beethoven! Though I haven't listened to any of his Beethoven CD's, I've seen him twice in concert (once for 4 sonatas, and another for Beethoven's 3rd concerto) and he's really quite amazing. For the set, I own Goode and a few parts of O'Conor. While I like both of them, Goode is definitely my preference. Agree wholeheartedly. In Net lingo, Anton Kuerti is 0wnag3.
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i like Arrau, Pollini, Gulda and Brendel for Beethoven, although they may have different ways for interpretation. i know that nobody mention Friedrich Gulda, but i find his Waldstein and op.54 are just fantastic.
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