Piano Works by Schubert and Schumann
Sonata, D. 959 and Humoreske, Op. 20
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GEN 18620 EAN: 4260036256208
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Schumann and Schubert's music is never simply cheerful: their dark sides attack us suddenly, unexpectedly, either like a storm or by stealthily creeping up on us. Natalia Ehwald has selected two such works for the follow-up CD to the highly acclaimed GENUIN production "Fantasias for Piano": Schubert's late Sonata in A major and Schumann's early, "sad" Humoresque, Op. 20. Natalia Ehwald does not try to smooth out anything; she never overlooks the roughness of the music but instead becomes involved, creating associations and thereby achieving a pianism of great suggestive power. A new discovery of two major works!
Fanfare
"As in the previous release, Ehwald has a natural sense for the overall architecture of both pieces, conveying a sense of broad unity while still relishing the countless exquisite details. This is deeply poetic playing that I recommend even to those who already have favorite versions of this mighty music."
Review by Peter Burwasser in the March edition of Fanfare
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Tracklist
- Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D. 959 (1828)
I. Allegro - II. Andantino
- III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio
- IV. Rondo. Allegretto
- Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20 (1839)
I. Einfach - II. Hastig
- III. Einfach und zart
- IV. Innig
- V. Sehr lebhaft
- VI. Zum Beschluß
Schumann and Schubert's music is never simply cheerful: their dark sides attack us suddenly, unexpectedly, either like a storm or by stealthily creeping up on us. Natalia Ehwald has selected two such works for the follow-up CD to the highly acclaimed GENUIN production "Fantasias for Piano": Schubert's late Sonata in A major and Schumann's early, "sad" Humoresque, Op. 20. Natalia Ehwald does not try to smooth out anything; she never overlooks the roughness of the music but instead becomes involved, creating associations and thereby achieving a pianism of great suggestive power. A new discovery of two major works!
Fanfare
"As in the previous release, Ehwald has a natural sense for the overall architecture of both pieces, conveying a sense of broad unity while still relishing the countless exquisite details. This is deeply poetic playing that I recommend even to those who already have favorite versions of this mighty music."
Review by Peter Burwasser in the March edition of Fanfare