Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 840, 850 & 894, Impromptus D. 899, Klavierstücke D. 946

Lewis, Paul

HMC 902115.16

Nakład wyprzedany, ostatnie 2 egzemplarze Following his ten-year immersion in Beethoven and critically-acclaimed recordings of Schubert’s three great song-cycles with tenor Mark Padmore, the British pianist brings unrivalled poise and intimacy to the Piano Sonatas D840, 850 and 894 and the Impromptus D899. Paul Lewis has just emerged from a vast Beethoven project: the complete sonatas and piano concertos, greeted all over the world as a landmark and completed in 2011 by the 'Diabelli Variations' – and now he returns to Franz Schubert, the other key focus of his concert career, the other pillar of his discography. In this double album, three late sonatas are accompanied by two sets of short pieces brimming with inventiveness, the ' Impromptus' and 'Klavierstücke'. “there were magical moments too, when Lewis's playing touched the sublime. His own Schubert odyssey is not to be missed by anybody who appreciates pianism of the highest caliber.” Barry Millington, London Evening Standard, concert review.

Works:

• Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D899 (Op. 90)
• Schubert: Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4
• Schubert: Impromptu in C minor, D899 No. 1
• Schubert: Impromptu in E flat major, D899 No. 2
• Schubert: Impromptu in G flat major, D899 No. 3
• Schubert: Klavierstücke (3), D946
• Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major, D840 'Reliquie'
• Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, D850
• Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D894

CD x 2

Harmonia Mundi

21.10.11

3149020211526