Composer: Fanny Caecilie Mendelssohn Hensel, Franz Peter Schubert, Robert Schumann
Performer: Yi-Heng Yang
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deux-Elles
Catalogue: DXL1187
Release: 2022
Size: 1.21 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Mendelssohn F: Lieder für das Pianoforte, Op. 8
01. No. 1, Allegro moderato
02. No. 2, Andante con espressione
03. No. 3, Larghetto
04. No. 4, Wanderlied. Presto
Schumann: Klavierstücke, Op. 32
05. No. 1, Markirt und kräftig
06. No. 8, Sehr Lebhaft
07. No. 2, Äusserst rasch und mit Bravour
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D894
08. I. Molto moderato e cantabile
09. II. Andante
10. III. Menuetto. Allegro moderato – Trio
11. IV. Allegretto
The first decades of the 19th century saw tremendous changes in piano construction, granting the instrument not only greater power and range but also greater subtlety and depth of colour. Yi-Heng Yang’s album, recorded on an original 1825 Graf piano, brings out this instrument’s strong affinity with the fantastical and the sublime. If you’ve never been convinced by the sound of a fortepiano, give this a listen