Composer: Franz Peter Schubert
Performer: Katarzyna Kling
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dux
Catalogue: DUX1750
Release: 2022
Size: 826 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960
01. I. Molto moderato
02. II. Andante sostenuto
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
04. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
4 Impromptus, D899 (Op. 90)
05. No. 2, Allegro
There are a number of works in the well-known piano repertoire which, due to the colossal degree of piano difficulties, have become a permanent feature of the canon of the most demanding compositions. There is also a group of works which, to a greater extent, require from the pianist, above all, a great musical imagination, maximum concentration on every textural and formal detail as well as the ability to construct an extensive, multi-threaded narrative.
Undoubtedly, this group includes the extensive Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960 by Franz Schubert, recorded by a Polish pianist – Katarzyna Kling. The work, which is the core of the repertoire of this album, prompts both the performer and the listener to many philosophical and musical reflections. The pianist, appreciated both in the field of performance and teaching, completes the solo album with the Impromptu in E-flat Major, Op. 90 No. 2, which in combination with the last Sonata allows the listener to get to know Schubert from two separate perspectives.