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Complete Beethoven sonata cycle recorded live in Hong Kong by Konstantin Lifschitz issued on CD and now vinyl – how they compare
As a year of great peril for the performing arts draws to a close, with concert cancellations putting a major dampener on celebrations of the 250th anniversary of composer Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth, a recently released 12-inch vinyl box set recording of the composer’s complete piano sonatas recorded in Hong Kong has come as a seasonal blessing.
The limited-edition, 17-LP box set was issued by Alpha Classics in November following the earlier release of a CD set of the same recordings. The…