Credits:

Wilhelm Backhaus,Franz Schubert,Robert Alexander Schumann,Brahms,Johannes,Ludwig Van Beethoven,Liszt,Franz

Description:

[Encore Press: Immortal Backhaus 1000] Immediately after the completion of the first Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (monaural recording), Backhaus performed an all-Beethoven program at Carnegie Hall in a white-hot live performance. This is a rare recording of Backhaus at the peak of his energy and spirit. In addition to the musicality, artistry, and centripetal force of his studio recordings, this recording conveys the full range of his enthusiasm unique to live performances. The fact that Backhaus did not play any Beethoven for the encore shows his strong will. Recorded March 30, 1954 in New York (live recording) (monaural)