Paul Badura-Skoda - Paul Badura-Skoda Plays Franz Schubert (2013) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946: No. 1 in E-Flat Minor
02. Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
03. Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946: No. 3 in C Major
04. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Conrad Graf): I. Molto moderato
05. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Conrad Graf): II. Andante sostenuto
06. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Conrad Graf): III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
07. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Conrad Graf): IV. Allegro ma non troppo

CD2
01. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Steinway): I. Molto moderato
02. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Steinway): II. Andante sostenuto
03. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Steinway): III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
04. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Steinway): IV. Allegro ma non troppo
05. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Bösendorfer): I. Molto moderato
06. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Bösendorfer): II. Andante sostenuto
07. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Bösendorfer): III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
08. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Bösendorfer): IV. Allegro ma non troppo


Even at a very advanced age, the great pianist Paul Badura Skoda is always good for a surprise: His new CD recording with Genuin is perhaps one of the most unusual recordings, one of the most daring tonal experiments seen in recent years. Schubert’s final sonata, the wonderful B-flat major, has been recorded by Badura-Skoda, but not just once: It is heard on three different instruments in interpretations which could not be more distinctive from one another: On an 1826 Graf fortepiano (from when the work was composed), a 1923 Bösendorfer and a 2004 Steinway grand. More history and more vibrancy in its presentation could not be packed into a single disc. Superb!

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