Always comes back: despite Gulda, Arrau, Nat, Schnabel, Badura-Skoda, Kovacevich, Goode, Franck and others. Contrary to what is sometimes said that stereo version of 1964-65 won without even before the mono version of 1951-56. Kempff is more meditative and poet, his slow movements dig depths. Touch is an unprecedented subtlety in the history of recording and playback is significantly improved compared with 33t of but lately that were more "metal" (although there still little bass). Kempff makes some sonatas as a person (Final opus 2 No.3 Op.28 for example, or or even more surprising adagio from the Hammerklavier), with an outstanding ability to distinguish sonores.D'une general plans beauty of sound is staggering. This peaceful and poetic approach is not the only one in this immense corpus, but it is to know by heart. This is the kind of case that comes with a lifetime.