Schubert - Piano Music
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Label: MDG (Dabringhaus und Grimm)
Cat No: MDG94311946
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 5th January 2024
Contents
Works
Adagio in E major, D612Allegretto in C minor, D915
Klavierstucke (3), D946
Piano Sonata no.13 in A major, D664
Scherzi (2), D593
Artists
Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)Works
Adagio in E major, D612Allegretto in C minor, D915
Klavierstucke (3), D946
Piano Sonata no.13 in A major, D664
Scherzi (2), D593
Artists
Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)About
It was precisely the first piece from D946, the Allegro assai in E flat minor, that established Schubert's position as a mediator between worlds: Schubert's music oscillates imperceptibly between the language of Beethoven and Chopin. This must certainly have fascinated his colleagues: none other than Johannes Brahms was the first to publish this work after the composer's untimely death at the young age of 31.
The Two Scherzos, D593, and the beautiful Adagio in E major, D612, also show that Schubert never wrote pièces d'occasion - he was driven by a deeper motivation even when they were composed for specific occasions. Their harmonic boldness and pianistic tenderness make them unique contemporary witnesses of musical culture.
Elisabeth Leonskaja already caused a sensation when she began her studies as an 11-year-old at the Moscow Conservatory with Jacob Milstein. A prodigious career was to follow!
Whilst still a student, she won prizes at international competitions in Bucharest, Paris and Brussels. Before she emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1978 and chose Vienna as her permanent residence, she played concerts as Sviatoslav Richter's duo partner. Today she can be heard as a soloist and chamber musician in concert halls all over the world.
"This is essential Schubert, pure and simple" - Gramophone
"In Leonskaja's hands it seems like the quintessence of Schubert" - International Record Review
"The recorded sound on the present Dabringhaus und Grimm disc is marvellous, warm and yet detailed. Leonskaja is generous with her programme, too, just one second of eighty minutes... Highly recommended." - MusicWeb
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