Beethoven Op.2 No.3, 1st mov.

Not another recording of the Beethoven piano sonatas, you may groan. But the first volume of James Brawn's 'odyssey' through the mighty 32 for the MSR Classics label has already attracted favourable critical comparisons with heavily publicised rival versions. Born in the UK, brought up in New Zealand and Australia, Brawn says in an audio interview with Phillip Sommerich that the cycle is a labour of love that will take him to 2020 and beyond. Incidentally, snoring that may be heard towards the end of the session is not from the interviewer but Brawn's two elderly dogs.

Beethoven Op.2 No.3, 1st mov.

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