Release Date: 01 June 2019
Label: Chandos
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 095115208625
Genres: Classical Solo Instrumental
Composer/Series: Franz Schubert
Description
Barry Douglas’ critically acclaimed series of Schubert piano works reaches its fourth instalment. For this recording, Douglas has chosen to present three piano sonatas from the middle of Schubert’s short life: No. 5 (D.537) and No. 11 (D.575) both composed in 1817, interspersed with the 15th sonata (D.664) composed just 2 years later. The three Sonatas all spring from a period where Schubert was experimenting with tonality, both in the sense of less usual keys (D.575 is in B major) and in terms of the relative keys of the movements, and sections within movements. Irrespective of this experimentation, Schubert’s incredible talent for melody and lyricism shines through each of these works, and is masterfully demonstrated in Douglas’ interpretations. As with the previous three volumes in the series, the recording was made on a Steinway Model D in the Curtis Auditorium at the CIT Cork School of Music.
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Halle Choir; John Storgards
Jonathan Aasgaard; Sinfonia of London; John Wilson
Sara Dowling; Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Dame Sarah Connolly; Joseph Middleton
James Ehnes; BBC Philharmonic; Juanjo Mena
Xiayin Wang/Rsno/Oundjian
Williams Fairey Band:Gourlay:H
Williams:Lso:Hickox
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