Interpreting Beethoven

Greatest interpreters of Beethoven according to the Telegraph:

• Daniel Barenboim
• Alfred Brendel
• Wilhelm Kempff
• Arthur Schnabel
• Richard Goode
• Stephen Kovacavich

Some other notables:

• Russel Sherman
• Annie Fischer
• Kuerti
• Roberts
• Nat
• O'Connor

Interpretations of Moonlight Sonata - a simple yet complex piece primarily due to the difficulty of capturing mood and feeling:


Kempff



Rubinstein - although the clip ends before the end of the third movement



Arrau



Brendel