COMPOSERS: Schubert
LABELS: Athene
WORKS: Impromptus, D899 & D935
PERFORMER: Peter Katin (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: ATH CD5 DDD
These readings of Schubert’s Impromptus, on an 1832 Clementi square piano, offer a fascinating exploration of the inherent interpretative possibilities of these pieces. Katin deftly demonstrates the intimate relationship between Schubert’s contrast of major and minor (D899/1 and D935/1 & 4) and melodic gesture (D899/4 & 2 and D935/3) to the instrument’s specific characteristics in different registers. This is an important disc both for students of piano music and those interested in Schubert. Nicholas Rast
Schubert: Impromptus, D899 & D935
These readings of Schubert’s Impromptus, on an 1832 Clementi square piano, offer a fascinating exploration of the inherent interpretative possibilities of these pieces. Katin deftly demonstrates the intimate relationship between Schubert’s contrast of major and minor (D899/1 and D935/1 & 4) and melodic gesture (D899/4 & 2 and D935/3) to the instrument’s specific characteristics in different registers. This is an important disc both for students of piano music and those interested in Schubert. Nicholas Rast
Published: January 20, 2012 at 2:31 pm