Next Saturday, (19th December) all of Barenboim's 1970 series is being broadcast on the Sky channel More4. This was recorded in celebration of Beethoven's bicentenary and it consists of 13 programmes in which he discusses and plays some of the piano sonatas as well as many other works. This marathon starts at 8.20pm and goes on until 3.30 in the morning!
I remember watching nearly all of these broadcasts each week during 1970. I knew very few of the sonatas back then (except the usual suspects) and - in the days before video recorders - I held my Grundig microphone up to the telly and tried to record as much as I could.
I first heard the "Appassionata" in this fashion and rushed out to buy the record the following day.
The video quality of these broadcasts may not be very good but I'm sure the audio will be quite acceptable.
Anyway, for those who have access - plus the time and the stamina, it's Sky Channel "More4" next Saturday.
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I remember watching nearly all of these broadcasts each week during 1970. I knew very few of the sonatas back then (except the usual suspects) and - in the days before video recorders - I held my Grundig microphone up to the telly and tried to record as much as I could.
I first heard the "Appassionata" in this fashion and rushed out to buy the record the following day.
The video quality of these broadcasts may not be very good but I'm sure the audio will be quite acceptable.
Anyway, for those who have access - plus the time and the stamina, it's Sky Channel "More4" next Saturday.
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