Tasmin Little - Schubert: Chamber Works (2015) Hi-Res

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Title: Schubert: Chamber Works
Year Of Release: 2015
Label: Chandos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC 24bit-96kHz / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:28:345
Total Size: 2.7 Gb / 648 Mb
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Tracklist:

CD 1
Violin Sonata (Sonatina) in D major, Op. 137, No. 1, D. 384 (Franz Schubert)
1. I. Allegro molto 04:11
2. II. Andante 04:06
3. III. Allegro vivace 04:05
Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 137 No. 2, D. 385 (Franz Schubert)
4. I. Allegro moderato 08:33
5. II. Andante 06:59
6. III. Menuetto. Allegro 02:07
7. IV. Allegro 04:44
Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 137 No. 3, D. 408 (Franz Schubert)
8. I. Allegro giusto 05:15
9. II. Andante 04:54
10. III. Menuetto 02:27
11. IV. Allegro moderato 04:21
Duo Sonata in A major, Op. 162, D. 574 (Franz Schubert)
12. I. Allegro moderato 09:19
13. II. Scherzo. Presto 04:03
14. III. Andantino 04:24
15. IV. Allegro vivace 05:00

CD 2
Rondo in B Minor, Op. 70, D. 895 "Rondo brillant" (Franz Schubert)
1. Andante - 03:27
2. Allegro - Più mosso 10:55
Fantasy in C major, Op. 159, D. 934 (Franz Schubert)
3. Andante molto - 03:53
4. Allegretto - 05:27
5. Andantino - 10:55
6. Tempo I - 01:21
7. Allegro vivace - 03:01
8. Allegretto - Presto 02:10
Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821 (Franz Schubert)
9. I. Allegro moderato (Arr. for Cello & Piano)Tim Hugh 10:30
10. II. Adagio (Arr. for Cello & Piano)Tim Hugh 04:15
11. III. Allegretto (Arr. for Cello & Piano)Tim Hugh 08:33
Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 148, D. 897 "Notturno" (Franz Schubert)
12. Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 148, D. 897 "Notturno" 09:39

Performers:
Tasmin Little (violin)
Piers Lane (piano)
Tim Hugh (cello)

This is a somewhat misshapen collection of Schubert chamber music; not all of it features the named and pictured performer, violinist Tasmin Little, and the famous trios are not represented. Most of it falls into the rarely performed category, but it's well worth the time of Schubert lovers for several reasons. The most prominent is the sympathetic duo work of Little and accompanist Piers Lane, on display most elegantly in a slightly languorous, beautifully controlled performance of the formally free Fantasy for violin and piano in C major, D. 934. The rarities include the Rondeau brillant for violin and piano, D. 895, one of the few instrumental works Schubert wrote in a virtuoso mode and a fascinating fusion of that sound with his own deliberate and discursive musical language. Also welcome is the Adagio for piano trio, D. 897, very much in the vein of the two great piano trios. Little is straightforward in the three early violin sonatas, D. 384, D. 385, and D. 408; perhaps they need a bit more tension, a bit more of a sense that the vast forms of the mature Schubert are inside and waiting to get out, but there is no doubting Little's technical control. Another is the fine recording at Potton Hall, Suffolk, an ideal venue for music of this size. An enjoyable Schubert miscellany that will fill holes in many collections.