Performer: Christoph Eschenbach, Justus Frantz
Composer: Franz Schubert
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 4 CD box set
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: Brilliant Classics
Size: 1.11 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Disc: 1
01. Ländler (4) for piano, 4 hands, D. 814: No. 1 in E flat major
02. Ländler (4) for piano, 4 hands, D. 814: No. 2 in A flat major
03. Ländler (4) for piano, 4 hands, D. 814: No. 3 in C minor
04. Ländler (4) for piano, 4 hands, D. 814: No. 4 in A flat major
05. Fantasia for piano, 4 hands in F minor, D. 940 (Op. 103): Allegro molto moderato
06. Fantasia for piano, 4 hands in F minor, D. 940 (Op. 103): Largo
07. Fantasia for piano, 4 hands in F minor, D. 940 (Op. 103): Allegro vivace
08. Allegro for piano, 4 hands in A minor (‘Lebensstürme’), D. 947 (Op. posth. 144)
09. Divertissement for piano, 4 hands, in E minor (‘à la française’), D. 823 (Op. 84/1 & 2, Op. 63/1): Tempo di marcia
10. Divertissement for piano, 4 hands, in E minor (‘à la française’), D. 823 (Op. 84/1 & 2, Op. 63/1): Andantino
11. Divertissement for piano, 4 hands, in E minor (‘à la française’), D. 823 (Op. 84/1 & 2, Op. 63/1): Allegretto
Disc: 2
01. Divertissement à la hongroise for piano, 4 hands in G minor, D. 818 (Op. 54): Andante
02. Divertissement à la hongroise for piano, 4 hands in G minor, D. 818 (Op. 54): Marcia
03. Divertissement à la hongroise for piano, 4 hands in G minor, D. 818 (Op. 54): Allegretto
04. Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major (‘Grand Duo’), D. 812 (Op. posth. 140): Allegro moderato
05. Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major (‘Grand Duo’), D. 812 (Op. posth. 140): Andante
06. Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major (‘Grand Duo’), D. 812 (Op. posth. 140): Scherzo, allegro vivace
07. Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major (‘Grand Duo’), D. 812 (Op. posth. 140): Allegro vivace
Disc: 3
01. Marches (6) for piano, 4 hands (‘Grandes Marches’), D. 819 (Op. 40): No. 1 in E flat major, allegro maestoso
02. Marches (6) for piano, 4 hands (‘Grandes Marches’), D. 819 (Op. 40): No. 2 in G minor, allegro ma non troppo
03. Marches (6) for piano, 4 hands (‘Grandes Marches’), D. 819 (Op. 40): No. 3 in B minor, allegretto
04. Marches (6) for piano, 4 hands (‘Grandes Marches’), D. 819 (Op. 40): No. 4 in D major, allegro maestoso
05. Marches (6) for piano, 4 hands (‘Grandes Marches’), D. 819 (Op. 40): No. 5 in E flat minor, andante
06. Marches (6) for piano, 4 hands (‘Grandes Marches’), D. 819 (Op. 40): No. 6 in E major, allegro con brio
07. Marches Militaires (3) for piano, 4 hands, D. 733 (Op. 51): No. 1 in D major, allegro vivace
08. Marches Militaires (3) for piano, 4 hands, D. 733 (Op. 51): No. 2 in G major, allegro molto moderato
09. Marches Militaires (3) for piano, 4 hands, D. 733 (Op. 51): No. 3 in E flat major, allegro moderato
10. German Dances (3) for piano, 4 hands (first dance with 2 trios and coda), D. 618: Deutscher Tanz in G minor, D. 618
11. German Dances (3) for piano, 4 hands (first dance with 2 trios and coda), D. 618: Zwei Ländler in E major, D. 618
Disc: 4
01. Grande marche funèbre for piano, 4 hands in C minor (on the death of Alexander I of Russia), D. 859 (Op. 55)
02. Grande marche héroïque for piano, 4 hands in A minor (for the coronation of Nicholas I of Russia), D. 885 (Op. 66)
03. March for piano, 4 hands in G major (‘Kindermarsch’), D. 928
04. Marches caractéristiques (2) for piano, 4 hands in C major, D. 968b (D. 886) (Op. posth. 121): No. 1 in C major, allegro vivace
05. Marches caractéristiques (2) for piano, 4 hands in C major, D. 968b (D. 886) (Op. posth. 121): No. 2 in C major, allegro vivace
06. Marches (3) for piano, 4 hands (Heroic), D. 602 (Op. 27): No. 1 in B minor, allegro moderato
07. Marches (3) for piano, 4 hands (Heroic), D. 602 (Op. 27): No. 2 in C major, maestoso
08. Marches (3) for piano, 4 hands (Heroic), D. 602 (Op. 27): No. 3 in D major, moderato
09. Rondo for piano, 4 hands in A major (‘Grand Rondo’), D. 951 (Op. 107)
eschenbach_frantz_schubert_music_for_piano_duet02.rar – 310.9 MB
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Some of Schubert’s best piano duets
Well presented and well recorded. A couple of the selections were not to my taste and I would have preferred some other duets but at this price these 4 discs can’t be beat. Eschenbach and Frantz are two very capable pianists.