Composer: Franz Peter Schubert
Performer: Rudolf Serkin, Jaime Laredo, Julius Levine, Philipp Naegele, Leslie Parnas, Benita Valente, Myron Bloom, Harold Wright, Adolf Busch, Hermann Busch
Number of Discs: 5
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Sony
Catalogue: 88875051562
Release: 2015
Size: 1.23 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D. 959
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andantino
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
04. IV. Rondo. Allegretto
4 Impromptus, D. 935, Op. 142
05. No. 1 in F Minor
06. No. 2 in A-Flat Major
07. No. 3 in B-Flat Major
08. No. 4 in F Minor
CD 02
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960
01. I. Molto moderato
02. II. Andante sostenuto
03. III. Scherzo – Allegro vivace con delicatezza – Trio
04. IV. Allegro, ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 15 in C Major, D. 840 “Reliquie”
05. I. Moderato
06. II. Andante
CD 03
Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667, Op. 114 “Trout”
01. I. Allegro vivace
02. II. Andante
03. III. Scherzo. Presto
04. IV. Tema con variazioni. Andantino
05. V. Finale. Allegro giusto
06. Auf dem Strom, D. 943, Op. 119
07. Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965, Op. 129
CD 04
6 Moments musicaux, D. 780, Op. 94
01. No. 1 in C Major. Moderato
02. No. 2 in A-Flat Major. Andantino
03. No. 3 in F Minor. Allegro moderato
04. No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor. Moderato
05. No. 5 in F Minor. Allegro vivace
06. No. 6 in A-Flat Major. Allegretto
Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, D. 929 (Op.100)
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andante con moto
09. III. Scherzo – Allegro moderato
10. IV. Allegro moderato
CD 05
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960
01. I. Molto moderato
02. II. Andante sostenuto
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza – Trio
04. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Pianist Rudolf Serkin is often recalled as one of the 20th century’s most commanding performers of Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms. But he was always a masterful Schubertian as well. After the war, he became American Columbia’s premier pianist in the Classic-Romantic repertoire. This 5-CD box gathers his recordings of the last two Schubert Sonatas – two different ones of the great B flat, D 960: one from 1975 and a live 1977 performance from Carnegie Hall – as well as the Impromptus, Moments musicaux, the “Trout” Quintet (from the Marlboro Festival with “an enthusiastic group that rises to the work’s challenges and Serkin’s inspired promptings” – AllMusic.com) & the exquisite late chamber songs “Auf dem Strom” and “Der Hirt auf dem Felsen”, in which he is joined by soprano Benita Valente, horn Myron Bloom and clarinet Harold Wright.