Alfred Brendel: Schubert – Piano Works 1822-1828 (FLAC)

Composer: Franz Peter Schubert
Performer: Alfred Brendel
Number of Discs: 7
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Decca
Catalogue: 4782622
Release: 2011
Size: 1.2 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

CD 01
Piano Sonata No.17 in D, D.850
01. 1. Allegro vivace
02. 2. Con moto
03. 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
04. 4. Rondo (Allegro moderato)

Piano Sonata No.14 in A minor, D.784
05. 1. Allegro giusto
06. 2. Andante
07. 3. Allegro vivace

CD 02
Piano Sonata No.20 in A, D.959
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Andantino
03. 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
04. 4. Rondo (Allegretto)

05. Hungarian Melody in B minor, D.817
06. 16 German Dances, D.783
07. Allegretto in C minor, D.915

CD 03
Piano Sonata No.19 in C minor, D.958
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Adagio
03. 3. Menuetto (Allegro)
04. 4. Allegro

6 Moments musicaux, Op.94 D.780
05. No.1 in C (Moderato)
06. No.2 in A flat (Andantino)
07. No.3 in F minor (Allegro moderato)
08. No.4 in C sharp minor (Moderato)
09. No.5 in F minor (Allegro vivace)
10. No.6 in A flat (Allegretto)

CD 04
Piano Sonata No.16 in A minor, D.845
01. 1. Moderato
02. 2. Andante, poco mosso
03. 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) – Trio (Un poco più lento)
04. 4. Rondo (Allegro vivace)

3 Klavierstücke, D.946
05. No.1 in E flat minor (Allegro assai)
06. No.2 in E flat (Allegretto)
07. No.3 in C (Allegro)

CD 05
4 Impromptus, Op.90, D.899
01. No.1 in C minor: Allegro molto moderato
02. No.2 in E flat: Allegro
03. No.3 in G flat: Andante
04. No.4 in A flat: Allegretto

4 Impromptus Op.142, D.935
05. No.1 in F minor: Allegro moderato
06. No.2 in A flat: Allegretto
07. No.3 in B flat: Theme (Andante) with Variations
08. No.4 in F minor: Allegro scherzando

CD 06
Piano Sonata No.18 in G, D.894
01. 1. Molto moderato e cantabile
02. 2. Andante
03. 3. Menuetto (Allegro moderato)
04. 4. Allegretto

Piano Sonata in C, D.840
05. 1. Moderato
06. 2. Andante

CD 07
Piano Sonata No.21 in B flat, D.960
01. 1. Molto moderato
02. 2. Andante sostenuto
03. 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace con delicatezza)
04. 4. Allegro ma non troppo

Fantasy in C Major “Wanderer”
05. 1. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo
06. 2. Adagio
07. 3. Presto
08. 4. Allegro

As Alfred Brendel celebrates his 80th birthday on 5 January 2011, Decca is marking this momentous occasion with FOUR major catalogue releases.


He’s a legend of the piano world, revered and applauded the world over. For long an exclusive Philips Classics artist, Alfred Brendel is the recipient of the 2010 Gramophone Lifetime Achievement Award. Famed for his peerless interpretations of Viennese classics, 2011 sees Brendel celebrate his 80th birthday and for it we present four iconic sets – available at budget price for the first time.


The third release to mark Alfred Brendel’s 80th birthday, is a stunning reissue of Alfred Brendel’s digital recordings of Schubert’s major piano works recorded between 1987-88.


Including Moments Musicaux, Impromptus and the “Wanderer” fantasy, this second Schubert cycle comes in a 7CD boxed set, displaying Brendel’s impressions of the masterworks of Schubert’s last six years.