Andreas Staier - Schubert: Impromptus op.142, Sonata D894 (2009)

Tracklist

01. Sonata No. 18, Op. 78 D894, 'Fantasy' I. Molto moderato e cantabile
02. Sonata No. 18, Op. 78 D894, 'Fantasy' II. Andante
03. Sonata No. 18, Op. 78 D894, 'Fantasy' III. Menuetto. Allegro moderato
04. Sonata No. 18, Op. 78 D894, 'Fantasy' IV. Allegretto
05. Four Impromptus, Op. posth.142 D935 I. Allegro moderato (F minor)
06. Four Impromptus, Op. posth.142 D935 II. Allegretto. Trio (A flat major)
07. Four Impromptus, Op. posth.142 D935 III. Thema Andante. Variations I-V. Piu lento (B flat major)
08. Four Impromptus, Op. posth.142 D935 IV. Allegro scherzando (F minor)


Four Impromptus that look towards the sonata model, a sonata entitled 'Fantasie': it would appear that, in the works recorded here, Schubert was trying out all the possibilities of cyclic construction.These opened out before him new formal perspectives that would extend the conventional limits - just two years before his death.

Andreas Staier is renowned worldwide for his interpretation of classical and post-classical music on the historical fortepiano. His current repertoire includes works from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, which he performs on both the harpsichord and the fortepiano. He is regularly invited to perform at leading music festivals as well as in the most prestigious concert halls worldwide. Andreas has recorded extensively and his recordings of Die Winterreise and Die schöne Müllerin, accompanying Christoph Pregardien, have won many awards. Andreas Staier now records for harmonia mundi.

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