Schubert: Piano Sonatas
Product Description A premiere: Brendel's first ever recording of Schubert's D575. a live recording featuring Brendel in his central repertoire. Amazon.com Schubert has long been a Brendel specialty and his 1970s Philips set of late Sonatas and shorter works ranks among the best. But Brendel's fans and Schubertians will still want this two-disc set, which offers the pianist's current views of the music. Recorded from concerts, the playing has the extra communicative flair often absent from the sterile atmosphere of the studio. The set includes Brendel's first recording of the lovely D. 575, perhaps the finest of the early Schubert Sonatas. While his playing here is well within the parameters of his earlier conception of these works, Brendel brings an extra dollop of expansiveness and tension that pays off in places, such as his slower introduction to the G Major Sonata and the sharpened contrast he gives the first two movements of the last and greatest of the works, the B-flat Major. No need to fear audience intrusions, either. They're quite minor, as Brendel concerts are famous for attracting intent listeners. --Dan Davis
Schubert / Brendel/ Alfred  (Contributor),     Brendel  (Contributor),     Brendel Pno  (Performer),     Brendel, Alfred  (Performer)    &                   1                  more   Format: Audio CD
{"Language": "English", "Product Dimensions": "5.62 x 0.39 x 4.98 inches; 4 Ounces", "Manufacturer": "Philips", "Item model number": "D575", "SPARS Code": "DDD", "Date First Available": "January 10, 2007", "Label": "Philips", "Number of discs": "2"}