A remarkable pianist!
Hiram Gomez Pardo | Valencia, Venezuela | 04/07/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Although the brumes of the elapsed years, Rudolf Buchbinder in the middle seventies established a well deserved place among the pianists of his generation when personally decided to assume a great challenge like play Haydn in a moment in which precisely the entire world was celebrating the bicentenary of Beethoven's birth.
That was a bold decision, but the way he approached to the Hungarian master was filled of healthy vitality and mesmerizing freshness.
He has been gifted of a powerful sound, and so his Haydn never sounded kindly of I may. But with certain Beethovenian reminiscences.
I still remember the praised comments around the world with his successful versions recorded on Telefunken label.
If you are really looking for an innovative Haydn' s sound, go for this set. It will reward you from start to finish.
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Just what I was looking for
Mark Fleischmann | New York, NY -- an island off the coast of America | 12/13/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I love Richter's performances of the Haydn sonatas but he didn't come anywhere near completing the set. What if he had recorded a complete edition? It might well have sounded a lot like this excellent set by Buchbinder, with beautiful dynamic gradations and a quicksilver brilliance in fast passages. The 1973-75 analog recording by Teldec is superb. After hearing this, I'd like to hear more of Buchbinder."