（转载）Rare Solomon Beethoven
Review by: Jed Distler
Artistic Quality: 8
Sound Quality: 4
Few collectors, I suspect, are familiar with Solomon’s rare 1948 HMV recording of Beethoven’s Op. 111 Sonata, as opposed to his 1951 remake released on LP and CD. The earlier version gains its first reissue here, and I marginally refer it to the later one, if only for the pianist’s added sparkle and hurling vitality in the opening movement. In the Arietta, though, Solomon’s suave demeanor still seems distant from music’s quivering strife. On the other hand, Op. 2 No. 3’s myriad opportunities for display lend themselves to Solomon’s poised symmetry and virtuosic cool, in contrast to Schnabel’s leonine, larger-scaled recreation. Solomon charges Beethoven’s charming F Major Sonatina with stylistic dash, and plays up Haydn’s witty flamboyance in the latter’s well known D major sonata. The Scarlatti F minor Sonata (L. 384) that opens the CD is one of the most incredible piano recordings ever made. Such dazzlingly inflected runs, prodigious color shadings, and breathtaking rhythmic control don’t grow on trees. Had Solomon recorded nothing else before the tragic stroke that ended his career, he’d still be considered one of the century’s greatest pianists. Roger Beardsley’s excellent transfers have none of the added reverb and stereo spread typical of his earlier Pearl productions. Thank goodness.
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Artistic Quality: 8
Sound Quality: 4
Few collectors, I suspect, are familiar with Solomon’s rare 1948 HMV recording of Beethoven’s Op. 111 Sonata, as opposed to his 1951 remake released on LP and CD. The earlier version gains its first reissue here, and I marginally refer it to the later one, if only for the pianist’s added sparkle and hurling vitality in the opening movement. In the Arietta, though, Solomon’s suave demeanor still seems distant from music’s quivering strife. On the other hand, Op. 2 No. 3’s myriad opportunities for display lend themselves to Solomon’s poised symmetry and virtuosic cool, in contrast to Schnabel’s leonine, larger-scaled recreation. Solomon charges Beethoven’s charming F Major Sonatina with stylistic dash, and plays up Haydn’s witty flamboyance in the latter’s well known D major sonata. The Scarlatti F minor Sonata (L. 384) that opens the CD is one of the most incredible piano recordings ever made. Such dazzlingly inflected runs, prodigious color shadings, and breathtaking rhythmic control don’t grow on trees. Had Solomon recorded nothing else before the tragic stroke that ended his career, he’d still be considered one of the century’s greatest pianists. Roger Beardsley’s excellent transfers have none of the added reverb and stereo spread typical of his earlier Pearl productions. Thank goodness.
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