Schubert
Schubert: “Death and the Maiden” Symphony (High Definition Tape Transfers)
A novel and highly diverting programme played with considerable expertise, in first-rate sound [RMo]
Schubert: Insomnia (Berlin Classics)
This delightful collection of songs takes the listener on a gentle trip both down memory lane and on an expedition into some obscure backyards [GF]
Viennese Reflections (Gramola)
An unusual and illuminating programme of music for the organ with connections to Vienna [MSt]
Georg Nigl (baritone): Echo (Alpha Classics)
Georg Nigl is a magnificent storyteller – do not miss this well-filled disc [GF]
Ervin Nyiregyházi (piano) Live Vol. 3 (Sonetto Classics)
Will appeal both to fans of Ervin Nyiregyházi and aficionados of the art of piano [SG]
Voyages (Signum Classics)
A fascinating journey through Baudelaire’s and Goethe’s poetic landscapes [GF]
Ataúlfo Argenta (conductor) (EMI Classics)
(Déjà Review) Lisztians need to hear Argenta’s Faust; his El Amor Brujo is perhaps the best ever [RB]
Schubert: Eine Winterreise (Naxos)
Musically excellent and dramatically intriguing re-imagining of Schubert’s story [RWe]
Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (Eloquence)
A release pianophiles will treasure [SG]
The Divine Muse (Signum Classics)
Mary Bevan’s golden tone floats effortlessly over Joseph Middleton’s sensitive accompaniment [GF]
Schubert: String Quintet (RCA)
A fine performance even if it does not quite displace my established favourites [RMo]
Schubert: Elysium (BIS)
This journey to the Elysian fields is a recital that should satisfy all lovers of Schubert [GF]
Kathleen Long (piano) The Decca Solo Recordings 1941-1945 (APR)
Insightful, stylish Kathleen Long – a pianist too often taken for granted [JW]
Schubert: Mass (Hänssler Classic)
Bernius does not disappoint in one of Schubert’s most memorable, songful masterpieces [LW]
Schubert: Lieder (RCA)
(Déjà Review) A fine young singer and a master accompanist [WH]
Schubert: Lieder (Danacord)
Splendidly captures the mood of these songs, with all their varied emotions [JF]
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: 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]
Schubert: “Death and the Maiden” Symphony (High Definition Tape Transfers)
Enthusiastic but flawed performances by student orchestras [NB]
The Nannette Streicher Fortepiano (Gramola)
A fresh perspective of solo piano music during the Vienna Classic period [DF]
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]
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