Gerardo Constantini wrote:

>Well, i would like to listen an opinion in general terms about Schnabel
>performances of Beethoven Sonatas.  For me they are among the worst,but
>up to This days i am looking maybe for a reason which can justify his
>interpretations.

Why Schabel's Beethoven is regarded as the absolute top is well documented.
You can read that anywhere.  But someone who feels these are *among the
worst* is a phenomenon one doesn't run into every day.  So I would be more
interested in *your* reasons for this dissenting opinion.  I don't feel
Schnabel should be *justified*, he's not a *suspect*.

Philip