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Schubert - Piano Sonatas & Impromptus
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New Item
Label: ECM New Series
Cat No: 4817252
Barcode: 0028948172528
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 12th April 2019
... thanks to this historic piano, Schiff’s playing seems to have lost the fussiness that was sometimes a feature of his interpretations of these works, as if he can now trust the character of the instrument itself to make the expressive points he wants. It’s all much more direct; this is a magnificent, endlessly fascinating pair of discs. 
Schiff is essentially a more private, less Beethovenian exponent than his principal fortepiano rival, Andreas Staier, and he cultivates a more pronouncedly ‘olden’ timbre. Both pianists are generous in their application of the sustaining pedal but Schiff’s instrument seems to have more distinct registers and variety of timbre. So if you are allergic to the fortepiano, perhaps Staier offers an easier transition; but if your concern is for emotional Schubertian truth, uniquely illuminated, Schiff’s new discs are boundlessly rewarding. 
