Felix Delbruck wrote in response to me:

>>Schubert Piano Sonata, D959(1st movement) - All the drama and poetry and
>>lightness I could want in one package.
>
>Which version are you talking about - 1970s or 1980s?

The 1970s version.  I found his more recent version did not have quite the
sparkle of the earlier one.  However, it's still mighty good.

>More generally, if you know both, how in your view do Brendel's
>1970s Beethoven + Schubert sonatas compare with his newer sets?

The newer sets tend to provide greater maturity and depth, the older ones
a sense of greater discovery and verve.  I don't uniformly prefer the more
youthful interpretations, but that's the case with D.  959.  Concerning
Beethoven's opus 2 sonatas, I like best Brendel's recordings on Vox.

Don Satz
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