Fantaisie
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SCHUBERT
Fantaisie
David Fray (piano) with Jacques Rouvier (piano)
[ Erato / Warner Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 10 February 2015
David Fray returns to Schubert with his much-anticipated second recording of the composer's piano music, a collection of passionate late works. Along with the Sonata in G D894 'Fantasie' and the Hungarian Melody D817, Fray presents two duets for piano four-hands, both composed in the last year of Schubert's life: the Fantasia in F minor D940 and the towering Allegro in A minor D947, 'Lebensstürme' ('Storms of Life'). Fray invited Jacques Rouvier, his mentor and renowned teacher from the Paris Conservatoire, to join him in the studio, making this album a true labour of love.
"Recorded in the excellent acoustic of Église Notre Dame du Liban, Paris the sound is vividly clear, being clear, cool and crisp. This is a mightily impressive release with Fray and his partner Rouvier creating a wide range of colour in what are passionately felt interpretations. The interplay between the players is a constant pleasure. In the case of Schubert's solo piano works my taste is generally for recordings by Radu Lupu and also Mitsuko Uchida; nevertheless Fray's playing here is not out of place in such esteemed company. In the main work the Piano Sonata No. 18, D. 894 'Fantasie' Fray's variety of touch and dynamic control combined with a remarkable insight provides breathtaking results." (MusicWeb Feb 2015)
"David Fray's playing of the sonata, and of the brief, haunting Hungarian Melody, D817, is a delight. He and Jacques Rouvier give an unusually Gallic account of the F minor Fantasy." Sunday Times, 1st March 2015
"this new Schubert disc is exceptionally thoughtful and touching...he is joined by his mentor, the famous teacher Jacques Rouvier, for the great F minor Fantasia, where the playing is tougher, and then for the Allegro Lebensstürme in A minor: an unusually satisfying recital." The Observer, 15th February 2015 ****
Tracks:
Piano Sonata No. 18 in G Major, D. 894,
Hungarian Melody in B Minor, D. 817
Fantasia in F Minor for Piano Four Hands, D. 940
Allegro in A Minor, "Lebensstürme", for Piano Four Hands, D. 947
