In this rare 1970 live recording, made in Bonn to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, Austrian pianist Jorg Demus performs...
In this rare 1970 live recording, made in Bonn to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, Austrian pianist Jorg Demus performs on Beethoven's Graf piano the first movement of Sonata no. 32, Op. 111 in C minor. I created this video from the double LP shown above, issued in 1983 by the Musical Heritage Society. Extensive notes, penned by Demus, about the Graf are included in this video.nnMovement 1: Maestoso / Allegro con brio ed appasionatonn(Movement 2 is 16 minutes and 40 seconds long; I welcome suggestions as to the best place to cut. Thanks.)nnFrom this same recording:nnJörg Demus, 1970: Sonata in E flat major, Op. 81a, "Les Adieux" - Graf Piano - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJRDf7XkZ08nn"Für Elise" - Jorg Demus, 1970: Beethoven's Graf - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7nuYrXc6Gwn...............................nnMore from Demus:nnJS Bach, 1970: Anna Magdalena Notebook - Polonaise, BWV 125 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piLo_8pKY2wnnDebussy: Estampes - Pagodes - 1968 Recording - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69hhZRdfmvgnnJS Bach, 1970: Anna Magdalena Notebook - Solo for Cembalo, BWV Anh. 129 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4LN4TzTmxonnBach, 1956: Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C sharp minor, BWV 849, WTC Book 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laRIAdgscoMnnBach, 1956: Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 856 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFw0Weqr1xsnnBach, 1956: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNGk4b8WFEgnnBach, 1956: Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E flat major, BWV 852 - Book 1, WTC - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pun6AvhtjZ8n.................nnMore Beethoven:nnSviatoslav Richter, 1962: Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 37 - Complete - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul6fHBoWCTEnnHerbert von Karajan, 1954: Overture, "Leonora, No. 3" Op. 72a - Philharmonia Orchestra - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z8wmfdDXRcnnEugen d'Albert, 1913: Rondo G-dur, Op. 51, No. 2 - Telefunken Historical Series - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZGU4nCVFHQnnWilhelm Backhaus, 1964: Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 - Moonlight (Complete) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGYUJDFSvfonnWilhelm Kempff, 1964: Bagatelles, Op. 126 - Complete DG Recording - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75i53JScg14nnHerbert von Karajan, 1954: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 - Complete - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTB4Ckv3lyInnChristoph Eschenbach, 1970: Piano Quartet in E flat Major, WoO 36, No. 1 - Amadeus Quartet - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Et9SugHVcnn"Für Elise" - Philippe Entremont, 1970 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIawJFNr5IMnnSviatoslav Richter, 1976: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4KGTrk9ah4nnEmanuel Feuermann / Theo Van Der Pas, 1935: Seven Variations in E flat (The Magic Flute) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWXCkfR4jvInnDietrich Fischer-Dieskau, 1962: Trinklied (Drinking Song) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLQ9G4qUTAnnWilli Boskovsky, 1958: Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBhfCG5muU0nnSviatoslav Richter, 1976: Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 10, No. 3 - Complete - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0JssIp-U1YnnBella Davidovich, 1979: Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27, No. 2 (Allegretto, Presto) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE21y-92i4nnLeonid Hambro, 1970: "Happy Birthday Dear Ludwig" - Variations in The Style of Beethoven - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Uga3ocyeInnEmil Gilels / George Szell, 1968: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 - Complete - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXoxpWTqdkInnWilhelm Kempff, 1964: 6 Variations on "Nel cor piu non mi sento," WoO 70 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON5-tknaOJgnnBeethoven / Artur Balsam, 1952: Piano (Violin) Concerto in D major, Op. 61a - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKKCGwMkyQonnWilhelm Kempff, 1952: Sonata in A major, Op. 2, No. 2 - Movement 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQcPewYmAI4nnLeonard Bernstein On Beethoven, 1956: Symphony No. 5 And Beethoven's Original Sketches - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei3KhIdF7uw nnJosef Krips, 1960: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 - Complete - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBUATIWAEFInnWilhelm Kempff, 1964: Andante Favori F-Dur - Andante Grazioso con Moto - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s5Au7ufPYMnnGeorg Solti, 1972: Solti Comments, Conducts Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEWus6TnzFQ Less