Schubert Orchestral Works

Charles Groves | English Sinfonia

Did Schubert, in the opening movement of his First Symphony, intend the introductory Adagio, when it reappears before the recapitulation,...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 11/1991

SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No 9 WEBER Piano Sonata No 2 (Paul Lewis)

This latest instalment in Paul Lewis’s Schubert pilgrimage certainly enhances his reputation. It is, as always, intelligently paced and shaped,...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 03/2019

SCHUBERT Symphonies Nos 3, 5 & 8 (Gardner)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Edward Gardner

Edward Gardner and the orchestra of which he was formerly principal guest conductor move backwards through the 19th century, from...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 03/2019

SCHUBERT Early Symphonies and Stage Music

Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra | Lawrence Foster

Pentatone returns to Schubert’s youthful symphonic output just a matter of months after its issue of the B’Rock Orchestra’s disc...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 06/2019

SCHUBERT Works for Solo Piano, Vol 4 (Barry Douglas)

Barry Douglas

Barry Douglas’s Schubert series for Chandos has so far presented a blend of forms, including sonatas, character pieces and a...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 07/2019

SCHUBERT Symphonies Nos 1 & 5 (Holliger)

Basel Chamber Orchestra

Having impressed earlier this year with a great Great C major (2/19), Heinz Holliger and his Swiss chamber players go...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 07/2019

SCHUBERT Piano Sonata (Stefan Stroissnig)

Stefan Stroissnig

Stefan Stroissnig, who studied in his native Vienna and at the Royal College of Music, now teaches at the University...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 09/2019

SCHUBERT String Quartets D703, D887

Doric String Quartet

Here we have a follow-up to the Doric’s acclaimed 2012 disc pairing the Rosamunde and Death and the Maiden, this...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 02/2017

SCHUBERT Piano Sonatas Nos 13 & 21

Javier Perianes

Nine years have passed since Javier Perianes’s first disc of Schubert and here he programmes two utterly opposing sonatas, the...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 06/2017

SCHUBERT Die Schöne Müllerin (Bo Skovhus)

Bo Skovhus | Stefan Vladar

Released 20 years on from his first recording of the cycle, Bo Skovhus’s new Schöne Müllerin could hardly be more...

Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 07/2017