Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos

Copy at Case Memorial Library
Peter G. Davis wrote in the New York Times: "In the heyday of the LP, from 1950 or so to 1980, exclusive contracts with major record labels were the norm for noted musicians, and an entire generation of artists preserved their works in quantity. Pianists were especially plentiful, and collectors were spoiled with choices. Today only a handful of important pianists can document their interpretations so prominently, among them Richard Goode, who has maintained a long and productive affiliation with Nonesuch Records that any musician would envy. The latest project in the series, scheduled for release on Tuesday, is a set of the five Beethoven piano concertos with Ivan Fischer conducting the Budapest Festival Orchestra. … Even in those flush earlier days, Mr. Goode would have stood out for his fastidious musicianship, infallible fingers, warming spirit and vital connection to the living traditions set down by his predecessors. His keyboard personality shines even more brightly in today’s unruly musical world" ("Music: An Orderly Career, Hardly Ordinary," 5/3/09).