Piano Sonatas, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" & Op. 101
Vladimir Feltsman has definite ideas about theHammerklavierand the ability to  carry them out, not something we can take for granted. He plays the first movement with emphasis  on rhetoric, occasionally sacrificing forward motion, but certainly making his points. There is no  sacrifice of motion in the horrendously difficult finale, though, where the pianist keeps the music  going with great power and impressive clarity. Only the slow movement requires the degree of  eloquence that we hear throughout No. 28, a treasure of a performance. This is some very  impressive Beethoven playing, very well recorded.--Leslie Gerber