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Review of Schubert Cello and Piano Works

Schubert Cello and Piano Works

Paolo Giacometti | Pieter Wispelwey

Onyx

Back in 1996 Wispelwey and Giacometti recorded transcriptions of Schubert’s three “little” violin sonatas (D384, 385, 408). I remember not...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 4/2010

Review of Schubert Songs for Male Chorus

Schubert Songs for Male Chorus

(Robert) Shaw Chamber Singers | Karl Dent | Martha Hart | Mary Ackerman | Norman Mackenzie | Richard Clements | Robert Shaw

Classics

Schubert's part-songs are not his most memorable creations. They are simple, straightforward pieces showing more a thoroughly workmanlike approach to...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 6/1994

Review of Schubert Die Schöne Müllerin

Schubert Die Schöne Müllerin

Konrad Ragossnig | Peter Schreier

Classics

This is a hauntingly beautiful disc, and I see no reason to alter the unreservedly favourable opinion I had of...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 3/1996

Review of Schubert Piano Sonatas, Vol. 7

Schubert Piano Sonatas, Vol. 7

Paul Badura-Skoda

Arcana

Schubert's F minor Sonata (1818) was not published until 1897, and then only as a three-movement fragment. The first movement...

Reviewed in issue 8/1993

Review of Schubert String Quartet, D87; String Quintet, D956

Schubert String Quartet, D87; String Quintet, D956

Daniel Müller-Schott | Vogler Qt

Profil

The first thing that strikes you about this new CD is the overly reverberant acoustic. This is explained by the...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 8/2006

Review of Schubert Complete Lieder, Vol.21

Schubert Complete Lieder, Vol.21

Edith Mathis | Graham Johnson

Schubert Edition

What riches are to be found here in a recital that is, by any yardstick, a profoundly satisfying one. Like...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 8/1994

Review of Richter plays Prokofiev-The War Sonatas

Richter plays Prokofiev-The War Sonatas

Sviatoslav Richter

Revelation Records

Even collectors lucky enough to own all the classic versions listed above may look with greedy eyes on a coupling...

Reviewed in issue 1/1998

Review of Schubert (The) Complete Piano Trios

Schubert (The) Complete Piano Trios

Eisenstadt Haydn Trio

Capriccio

There's a terrific spring in the collective step of the Haydn Trio Eisenstadt as they launch into fi the B...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 3/2007

Review of SCHUBERT String Quartets Nos 13 & 14

SCHUBERT String Quartets Nos 13 & 14

Wihan Quartet

Nimbus Alliance

It is unusual to see a pairing of what are the two most important string quartets of Schubert, and even...

Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 08/2012

Review of SCHUBERT Fantasy, D934. Rondo, D895. Violin Sonata, D574

SCHUBERT Fantasy, D934. Rondo, D895. Violin Sonata, D574

Alexander Lonquich | Carolin Widmann

ECM New Series

This is a fascinating Schubert recital from Carolin Widmann and Alexander Lonquich. It’s cunningly programmed, with the Fantasie placed first...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 05/2012

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