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Review of Schubert Piano Duets, Vol. 4

Schubert Piano Duets, Vol. 4

Harvey Dagul | Isabel Beyer

Four Hands Music

This is the fourth disc in an enjoyable Schubert series by a husband-and-wife team who met as students and established...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 4/1995

Review of Schubert Arpeggione Sonata; Sonatina; Lieder Transcriptions

Schubert Arpeggione Sonata; Sonatina; Lieder Transcriptions

Anne Gastinel | Claire Désert

Astrée Naïve

Cellists love Schubert for the wonderful things he gives them in the String Quintet, but he wrote nothing for solo...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 12/2005

Review of Schubert Die schöne Müllerin

Schubert Die schöne Müllerin

Andreas Staier | Christoph Prégardien

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

This is nothing short of superb. If I say that this reading deserves to stand beside classic versions by Patzak...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 12/1992

Review of Schubert Violin & Piano Works

Schubert Violin & Piano Works

Ana Chumachenko | Jaime Laredo | Ralf Gothóni | Stephanie Brown

Dorian

Perhaps the first thing one notices about these releases is that in order to get the two extra works included...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 7/1991

Review of Schubert Winterreise

Schubert Winterreise

Aribert Reimann | Brigitte Fassbaender

EMI

Should any doubts remain about the suitability of the female voice for undertaking Schubert's winter journey (and some, I suspect,...

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 7/1990

Review of Schubert String Quartet

Schubert String Quartet

Gidon Kremer | Kremerata Baltica

ECM New Series

Victor Kissine’s original arrangement of Schubert’s G major String Quartet was, according to Gidon Kremer, ‘virtually unplayable’. But after a...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 12/2005

Review of Schubert Impromptus

Schubert Impromptus

Melvyn Tan

Reflexe

Melvyn Tan is a brilliant player who is currently doing much to advance the cause of the early piano—and good...

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 2/1989

Review of Schubert Piano Sonata & Waltzes

Schubert Piano Sonata & Waltzes

Paul Berkowitz

Meridian

There is an admirable thrust to the opening of the sonata in Paul Berkowitz's performance—an allegro without qualification of any...

Reviewed in issue 6/1987

Review of Schubert Late Chamber Music for Strings

Schubert Late Chamber Music for Strings

Brandis Qt | Dietfried Gürtler | Gabrieli Quartet | Vienna Philharmonic Quartet | Weller Quartet | Wen-Sinn Yang

Nimbus

Collections such as these are always difficult to evaluate, at least on purely artistic grounds. Too often they tend to...

Reviewed in issue 10/1997

Review of Schubert Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5

Schubert Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5

Anton Kuerti

Masters

Since this disc appears as Vol. 5 in Kuerti's Schubert sonata cycle, you may well ask why it includes Impromptus....

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 4/1992

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