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Franz schubert impromptus7/14/2023 ![]() And yet there is never a hint of artifice or contrivance but rather an open-hearted delight in some of Schubert’s most endearing works.this is palpably the playing of a young pianist in love with Schubert.Well recorded, this is a disc to treasure. “Primakov’s way with dances formed into suites by himself and his one-time teacher Vera Gornostaeva will charm the birds out of the trees. “the playing is of exceptional poise and finesse – the phrasing exquisitely shaped, the melodic lines both caressed and directed in ways that testify to fertile musical imagination and abundant pianistic technique in superfine balance.his masterly control ensures that the underlying dance-rhythm patterning is never lost.” - BBC Music Magazine ![]() In addition to dance pieces, Primakov has recorded extraordinarily intimate readings of six of Schubert's haunting Impromptus- works composed in the final years of the Viennese master's brief life. Franz Schuberts Impromptus and Moments musicaux are among the milestones of piano music and are a regular feature in music lessons and concert performances. 899all possibly as pieces for himself to play at musical gatherings or soires. In the latest chapter in Sir Andras Schiff’s ongoing documentation of Franz Schubert’s music, the great pianist plays the Four Impromptus D 899, and compositions from 1828, the last year of Schubert’s too brief life: the Three Pieces D 946 (impromptus in all but name notes Misha Donat in the CD booklet), the C minor Sonata D 958 and the A major Sonata D 959. 935, in December of 1827 just after completing another set of four that summer or fall, D. In all he composed more than 400 short dance works, of which 39 (Waltzes and Ländler), are performed on this disc by the brilliant pianist Vassily Primakov. February 26, 2017: Emanuel Ax, piano Schubert composed his Four Impromptus, D. But he was always happy to play the piano for dancing in the convivial atmosphere of gatherings of friends, and was considered to have a real gift for it. ![]() ![]() WQXR "Featured Album of the Week" Schubert, we are told in the reminiscences of his friends, did not dance. ![]()
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