Backhaus: Beethoven Piano Sonatas Nos. 31 & 32 - Decca BLK 16107 (sealed)

Jacket EX / LP MINT (sealed) This fine LP – a still-sealed copy – from Decca (BLK 16107, German Teldec-Telefunken-Decca pressing, presumably blue label – definitely later pressing, mono) features legendary pianist Wilhlem Backhaus in two truly magnificent Beethoven performances, playing of unvarnished grandeur and profound poetry. Backhaus brings a lifetime's wisdom and experience to these scores, and he is provided superlative sound by Decca’s unrivaled sound team. Included are: Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major Op. 110 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111 Both performances were recorded in the rich acoustics of Victoria Hall, Geneva, in November 1953 (producer: Victor Olof / engineer: Gil Went). Backhaus and the Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Of his triumphant 1954 Carnegie Hall Beethoven recital, the eminent critic Olin Downes wrote in the New York Times: “The recital given by Wilhelm Backhaus last night in Carnegie Hall, after a twenty-eight year absence, must b