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Schiff stresses line and lineage in Beethoven's last sonatas

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“With Schiff there are no smudges and certainly no scurrying or scampering”
Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 5 October 2020
Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, Op.109
Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 31 in A flat major, Op.110
Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, Op.111
Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier 2: Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV878
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