An Update about Updates to the Beethoven Piano Sonata Discography:

Readers interested in the discographies on ionarts might be interested to know that I have been working away on making some overdue updates to the Beethoven Sonata Survey:

Beethoven Sonatas - A Survey of Complete Cycles
Ronald Brautigam's BIS Cycle

Ronald Brautigam's hyper-complete cycle of the complete works for solo piano finished (on individ. volumes)

Beethoven Sonatas - A Survey of Complete Cycles
Part 3, 1977 - 1989

Eduardo del Pueyo's cycle on Pavane added, at last.

Beethoven Sonatas - A Survey of Complete Cycles
Part 4, 1990 - 1996

Bomba Piter "St.Petersburg Collective" cycle added.

Beethoven Sonatas - A Survey of Complete Cycles
Part 5, 1996 - 1999

Yaeko Yamane's cycle on Exton/Adam added.

Beethoven Sonatas - A Survey of Complete Cycles
Part 7, 2006 - 2009

Jean Muller's cycle re-issued on Membran. Irina Mejoueva's, Sequiera Costa's, and Hiroaki Ooi's cycles were newly added!

Beethoven Sonatas - A Survey of Complete Cycles
Part 8, 2010 - 2013

Sebastián Forster's self-published cycle added – and, more importantly, Paavali Jumppanen's cycle on Ondine added and given an "ionarts' choice" recommendation.

Beethoven Sonatas - A Survey of Complete Cycles
Part 9, 2014 – 2016

New cycles added by Tamami Honma (2015?, Divine Arts), Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (2011-2016, Chandos), Steven Masi (2011-2016, Troy/Albany), Martin Rasch (2014-2016, Audite Forum) and Yo Kosuge (2011-2015, Sony Japan)



Part 1: 1935 - 1966
Part 2: 1967 - 1975
Part 3: 1977 - 1989
Part 4: 1990 - 1996
Part 5: 1996 - 1999
Part 6: 2000 - 2005
Part 7: 2006 - 2009
Ronald Brautigam Special
Part 8: 2010 - 2013
Part 9: 2010 - 2013



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