Franz Schubert - Piano sonatas
Piano Sonatas
Piano Sonata No. 16 in A minor, D 845 - Moderato
Piano Sonata No. 16 in A minor, D 845 - Andante poco moto
Piano Sonata No. 16 in A minor, D 845 - Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 16 in A minor, D 845 - Rondo. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D 960 - Molto moderato
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D 960 - Andante Sostenuto
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D 960 - Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D 960 - Allegro ma non troppo
Melodiya presents a recording of Franz Schubert’s two piano sonatas performed by Yury Martynov.
The discs include two late sonatas by Franz Schubert recorded by Yury Martynov in 2006 (on a modern Steinway & Sons grand piano). The better known Sonata in B flat major (No. 21) published posthumously is a swan song of the prematurely deceased genius, an extensive canvas incorporating the most characteristic features of Schubert’s style of the last years. The bright drama of the Sonata in A minor (No. 16) with its almost orchestral richness of sound in the extreme movements receives a thoughtful and convincing rendition from Yury Martynov.
Franz Schubert
CD 1 - Piano Sonata No. 16 in A minor, D 845
CD 2 - Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D 960
Yury Martynov, piano
Recorded in the Sound Recording House on Malaya Nikitskaya, May–June 2006.
Sound engineer – G. Karetnikov
Remastering – Elena Barykina
Label manager – Karina Abramyan
Editor – Polina Dobryshkina
Remastering – Elena Barykina
Design – Anna Kim
Translation – Nikolai Kuznetsov
Project manager – Maria Lygina
Photo by Emil Matveev
