Schubert

Schubert Mass No 5 Bernius Hanssler HC22041

Schubert: Mass (Hänssler Classic)

Bernius does not disappoint in one of Schubert’s most memorable, songful masterpieces [LW]

Schubert Lieder Watts Vignoles RCA 88697329322

Schubert: Lieder (RCA)

(Déjà Review) A fine young singer and a master accompanist [WH]

Schubert lieder DACOCD961

Schubert: Lieder (Danacord)

Splendidly captures the mood of these songs, with all their varied emotions [JF]

Schubert Winterreise Mertens Mathot Challenge CC72152

Schubert: Die Winterreise (Challenge Classics)

(Déjà Review) A fresh, personable and individual reading that shows these well-known songs in part in a new light [GF]

Claudio Arrau (piano) The Complete Warner Classics Recordings (Warner Classics)

Aristocratic, authoritative and poetic performances [SG]

Schubert mullerin CR063

Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Convivium Records)

Very touching – anyone with an inclination for the intimate format should definitely lend an ear to this [GF]

Schubert: Piano Sonatas (Hyperion)

Aesthetically wholly coherent and technically excellent accounts of the first complete and penultimate of Schubert’s sonatas that do not oust my favourites [RMo]

Streicher fortepiano 99273

The Nannette Streicher Fortepiano (Gramola)

A fresh perspective of solo piano music during the Vienna Classic period [DF]

Schubert symphony 14076

Schubert: “Death and the Maiden” Symphony (High Definition Tape Transfers)

Enthusiastic but flawed performances by student orchestras [NB]

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Schubert: Piano Trios (Ondine)

Ideal performances of great works – and a fitting memorial to Lars Vogt [RMo]

Schubert : Piano Sonatas 14 & 17 (Philips)

(Déjà Review) Very good performances of two contrasting works, in a recording excellent in every way [AB]

Schubert qts RCD1082

Schubert: String Quartets (Rubicon Classics)

Raw, bleeding late Schubert [DMD]

Sandrine Piau (soprano) Voyage intime (Alpha Classics)

An excellent recital by a distinguished soprano [RWe]

Schubert Schwanen 4853577

Schubert: Schwanengesang (Decca)

Urgent unfettered performances certain to divide the crowd [DMD]

Pruwer forgotten maestro Pristine PASC674

Julius Prüwer (conductor) Forgotten Maestro (Pristine Audio)

A welcome restoration of the recordings of a largely overlooked German conductor [JW]

Yvonne Lefébure (piano): Inédits 5 (Solstice)

Solstice’s au revoir to a great artist [SG]

Schubert revisited 4839758

Schubert Revisited (Deutsche Grammophon)

A revelatory album [JQ]

Grondahl legacy DACOCD887

Launy Grøndahl (conductor) Legacy Vol. 7 (Danacord)

The Grøndahl legacy series reaches volume 7 with a question mark or two [JW]

Lefebure inedits SOCD398

Yvonne Lefébure (piano) Inédits 5 (Solstice)

The final Solstice salute to a great piano stylist [JW]

Boult prewar PASC670

Sir Adrian Boult: BBC SO Pre-war Vol. 1 (Pristine)

An very fine release of Boult’s early recordings of Bach and Viennese masters [GT]

Casals Philips Legacy Eloquence ELQ4842348

Pablo Casals: Philips Legacy (Eloquence)

Late Casals in imperfect recordings, attractively remastered and presented [JW]

Pruwer forgotten maestro Pristine PASC674

Julius Prüwer (conductor) Forgotten maestro (Pristine)

A welcome to a neglected conductor from the early electrical recording period in Berlin [GT]

Schubert: Schwanengesang (Pentatone)

The final instalment of Bostridge’s Schubert trilogy is a partnership of equals, voice and piano coming together to create something very special [ST]

schubert CC 72803

Schubert: Symphony Nos 5 & 6 (Challenge)

Well-crafted accounts which would sometimes benefit from a lighter touch [MG]