{"product_id":"bach-j-s-backhaus-complete-pre-war-beethoven-recordings","title":"Bach, J.S. \/ Backhaus: Complete Pre-War Beethoven Recordings - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eComplete Pre-War Beethoven Recordings\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eBach, J.S. \/ Backhaus\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eApr Recordings\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e5024709160273\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2018-10-26\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e2\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eAdditional Details: \u003c\/b\u003e2 PACK\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Wilhelm Backhaus (1884-1969) left a 60-year recorded legacy which began in 1908, but though known particularly for Beethoven and Brahms in his later years, he performed a much wider repertoire before the war (as seen on the companion album which presents works by Chopin, Liszt and Schumann) and the four sonatas and two concertos included here are the totality of his early Beethoven output. These are nevertheless important recordings - the 'Emperor' concerto was only the second ever recording and the first recorded by the 'electric' process. The 4th became an instant classic and still stands high among recorded versions. The sonatas benefit from the spontaneity of youth - the didactic and gruff presentation which occasionally afflicts Backhaus's later complete sonata cycles is little in evidence here. Three of the sonatas were issued with Bach 'fillers' and we have included these here to reveal yet another side of Backhaus' musicianship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/96115320\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Bach, J.S. \/ Backhaus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39707331592263,"sku":"36741748","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/products\/3576218_3b69d4e6-a9cc-47ce-866e-8e991440dafd.jpg?v=1710863523","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/bach-j-s-backhaus-complete-pre-war-beethoven-recordings","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}