Few musicians have dealt with Beethoven as intensively and over such a long period of time as Rudolf Buchbinder. The Austrian pianist is considered one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of our time. He has played the 32 sonatas in full more than 60 times around the world and has refined and developed his interpretation over the years. At the Salzburg Festival in 2014 he was the first pianist ever to play all of the sonatas in one season. This recording was previously only available on DVD. Now the concerts, which have been highly praised by the press, will be made available in this edition with nine CDs.
UHQCD stands for Ultimate High Quality Compact Disc and is a joint development of the Japanese CD replication company Memory-Tech and the Audio Quality CD Company from Hong Kong. Unlike conventional CDs, UHQCDs are not pressed from polycarbonate, but rather cast from a photopolymer and cured with UV light. Another layer of high-purity polycarbonate is applied to protect the softer photopolymer from scratching. The combination results in a significantly reduced reflection of the laser light inside the CD and an unequaled precise edge transition between pits and lands of the CD. UHQCDs are 100% compatible with normal CD players. Musically, the result is a sound that is strongly reminiscent of analog master tapes.
