Schubert: Piano Sonatas Nos. 13 & 21
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Sonatas Nos. 13 & 21
Javier Perianes (Steinway piano)
[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 20 April 2017
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The Sonata D664: an example of Schubert's fine craftsmanship despite being in the shadow of the giant, Beethoven. Only nine years later, Schubert, just 31 years old, produced what was, already, his last sonata (D960), just a few weeks before his shockingly premature death. It would take many decades for these masterpieces to gain the same consideration as the late symphonies of Mozart or Beethoven's Op.132 but this music is now cherished by today's artists - among them Javier Perianes, who here returns to Schubert after a remarkable first volume that enjoyed great success with the public.
"With Perianes, the touch is always warm and the edges are never harsh: the hymn-like opening is whispered and tender, the exploratory passages are wide-eyed and the song-like melodies really sing...It's generous playing." The Guardian
"In Perianes' hands the A major sonata's first movement takes on a lean and angular profile that differs from the lyrical intimacy other pianists favor...Perianes' fingerwork in the Rondo Allegro is supple and sophisticated, resisting predictable accentuation without sounding the least bit forced or eccentric. Very fine performances, all told, and for a D. 960/D. 664 coupling, you certainly won't go wrong." 9/10 ClassicsToday May 2017
"Perianes is fundamentally an elegant pianist, one who lets the music speak for itself" Gramophone
"You know you're in safe hands the moment Perianes and his Steinway strike the first notes of the haunting and masterly Sonata in B flat, D960…wherever Schubert's inspiration goes, Perianes follows with an enviably mix of ease and aplomb…[he] shows consummate skill dappling the tapestry with clouds, constantly shifting moods with a sureness of touch and attack" BBC Music Five Stars July 2017 Instrumental Choice
Tracks:
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960
Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D664
