Wilhelm Kempff - Beethoven: Sonata Op.106 (1964) (DVD)

Beethoven is the subject of this rare Kempff video from the rich archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's French network. The great "Hammerklavier" Sonata (Op. 106) is here given a truly magisterial performance in which the astonishing complexities of this great work are elucidated in the hands of a supreme Beethoven interpreter. The G Major Rondo, on the other hand, played with elegant simplicity, aptly demonstrates the adage that less is often considerably more.
B&W, 57 minutes, 4:3, All regions

BEETHOVEN
Rondo in G major, Op. 51, No. 2
Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier"

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Originally telecast November 29, 1964