Schubert: Late Piano Sonatas

Schubert: The Late Piano Sonatas
Paul Lewis
Harmonia Mundi 902165.66 (2 CDs)

Contents:

    Piano Sonata in A minor, D.784
  1. Allegro giusto
  2. Andante
  3. Allegro vivace

    4. Piano Sonata in C minor, D.958
  4. Allegro
  5. Adagio
  6. Menuetto Allegro - Trio
  7. Allegro

    8. Piano Sonata in A major, D.959
  8. Allegro
  9. Andantino
  10. Scherzo Allegro vivace - Trio Un pocco più lento
  11. Rondo Allegretto
    Piano Sonata in Bb major, D.960
  1. Molto moderato
  2. Andante sostenuto
  3. Scherzo Allegro vivace con delicatezza - Trio
  4. Allegro, ma non troppo

Playing time: 129'

Recording dates: CD1 - April 2013, CD2 - September 2002 (Berlin); released: 2014

The second CD was the first by Lewis that really captured my attention, and I've kept an eye on his discography since then. Now he has completed the set of Schubert's last three sonatas (plus the D784 sonata as bonus), and the set takes its obvious place here. The combination of intelligence & emotion works well for me.

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T. M. McComb