Schubert - Piano Sonatas D.958,959,960 - Brendel (dvd)

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Schubert - Piano Sonatas D.958,959,960 - Brendel (dvd)

Classical | DVD | NTSC 4:3 | covers | DVD´s FULL No compression | 4.1 Gb (DVD5)

Audio: PCM Stereo | 105m | Relesase: 2006 | Label: Philips

 

 

It's not just any Schubert, it's the last three Piano Sonatas from his last year alive, written 

amongst an 

extraordinary outpouring of late, even last-minute masterpieces. Schubert conceived the Sonatas as a 

set, and the notes make the case for a strong link with the Winterreise song-cycle that preceded them, 

not just for the thematic, rhythmic and harmonic links between the movements of each sonata, but 

also the idea that each piece is in some way inhabiting the persona of the lonely, alienated wanderer 

of Winterreise. It's an attractive idea, particularly when you consider the three great slow movements 

and their melancholy magic.

There've been great recordings of all three Sonatas, but one of the key qualities in Brendel's readings 

is his ability almost to remove himself from the equation. You might perhaps pick up Pollini's 

fabulous recordings of D.958 and 959 to hear Pollini, or Richter's extraordinary D.960 to hear 

Richter. You'll pick up Brendel to hear Schubert, and I promise you there's no lack of passion or 

emotional depth here, despite Brendel's relatively understated approach when compared to the titanic 

recordings I've just mentioned. There's a softly-spoken integrity here, closer perhaps to Mitsuko 

Uchida's humanity than Brendel's intellectual rigour, and of course that aristocratic touch and beauty 

of tone that dignifies every page. Brendel even makes room for wistful humour in the Scherzo of 

D.959, which is sometimes beaten to death by less sensitive souls.

The recording is similarly refined, intimate enough but never in-your-face, and delicately resonant, 

adding lustre to the gentle glow Brendel places around Schubert's sorrowful songs. And don't forget 

that analogy with Winterreise: maybe Brendel's Schubert Sonatas work so well because he hears the 

voices, and as a pianist he's simply one of the best singers.

 

Franz Schubert (1797-1827)

 

Piano Sonata No.19 in C minor, D.958

1. Allegro

2. Adagio

3. Menuetto

4. Allegro

 

Piano Sonata No.20 in A major, D.959

1. Allegro

2. Andantino

3. Scherzo

4. Rondo

 

Piano Sonata No.21 in B flat major, D.960

1. Molto moderato

2. Andante sostenuto

3. Scherzo

4. Allegro, ma non troppo

 

Alfred Brendel, piano

 

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