BEETHOVEN
The Piano Sonatas Volume 7: Sonatas opp. 90, 101 & 106 Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 10/Nov/2008 ] The simultaneous yet separate release of the last two volumes of Schiff's complete Beethoven sonatas in autumn 2008 finally offers the opportunity to oversee the pianist's approach to this unique repertoire segment in total. Part VII, recorded once... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Music for Piano and Violoncello Miklos Perenyi (violoncello) Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "Exploring Beethoven's cello-and-piano output gives us an outstanding set" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Dec 2004 |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Winterreise Peter Schreier (tenor), Andras Schiff (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 16/Nov/2009 ] "I need hardly say that, among tenor versions, this is now my preferred choice, benefiting from the warm yet clear acoustic of the recording." Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLELCTABLE: Mozart: Lieder & Masonic Cantata Peter Schreier (tenor), Andras Schiff (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 8/May/2005 ] "There is something wonderfully old-fashioned about the way Schreier delivers these songs, revealing an attitude to Mozart interpretation that seems far more romantic than anything we are used to today." The Guardian |
BACH / HAYDN / SCHUMANN / BARTOK
The Denon Recordings Andras Schiff (piano) [ Heritage / 3 CD - released 28/Aug/2015 ] At this relatively early stage in his career, from the late 1970s onwards, Schiff already had a mature and distinctive voice, and his musical personality shines through in each of these recordings. |
J.S. BACH
English Suites BWV806-811 (recorded live in 2003) Andras Schiff (piano) [ Hungaroton Classic / DVD - released 18/Jun/2006 ] G :- "Wonderful keyboard Bach played on modern piano by Andras Schiff will provide great pleasure. Strongly recommended." (Amazon.com) |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Geistervariationen Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM New Series / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Goldberg Variations Andras Schiff (piano) [ Decca Originals / CD - released 15/Apr/2006 ] "The playing is indeed exceptional ... the sound is splendid, with an ideal balance of warmth and clarity ... the performance offers more with, fantasy and sheer fun than any I've heard ..." Gramophone |
W.A. MOZART
Piano Sonatas K331 Rondo alla turca K332 K333 Andras Schiff (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "His fingerwork is precise yet mellow, and his sense of colour consistently excites admiration." (The Penguin Guide on the complete set) |
J.S. BACH
Solo Keyboard Works (Incls Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971, 15 Two-part Inventions, BWV 772a-786) Andras Schiff (piano) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 5/May/2005 ] András Schiff is today regarded as one of the finest interpreters of Bach on the piano, a performing tradition that was earlier established by Glenn Gould with his legendary interpretations of the Goldberg Variations in the late 1950s and his... |
W.A. MOZART
Clarinet Trio K.498 / Piano Trios K 502 & 542 Andras Schiff (piano) / Yuuko Shiokawa / Miklos Perenyi / Elmar Schmid, clarinet [ Teldec / CD - released 22/Mar/1996 ] German import (catalog 4509992052) |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios Vol 1 Andras Schiff (piano) Yuuko Shiokawa (violin) Boris Pergamenschikow (cello) [ ABC Decca Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'Schiff and his colleagues relish the wit, brilliance and sheer speed of Haydn's thoughts in the outer movements, with their comic off-beat accents, sudden changes of register and breathtaking harmonic scope., (Gramophone) |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios Vol 2 Andras Schiff (piano) Yuuko Shiokawa (violin) Boris Pergamenschikow (cello) [ ABC Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'Schiff and his colleagues relish the wit, brilliance and sheer speed of Haydn's thoughts in the outer movements, with their comic off-beat accents, sudden changes of register and breathtaking harmonic scope., (Gramophone) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier II András Schiff (piano) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Distinguished Bach specialist András Schiff returned to the BBC Proms in 2018 to present Book II of The Well-Tempered Clavier. This performance in the Royal Albert Hall was described as a musical meditation for our troubled times by the Independent. |
BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / BACH / MOZART / HAYDN
Encores After Beethoven András Schiff (piano) [ ECM / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] "If you think of encores as lightweight, think again. These composers wrote many characteristic pieces that are less ambitious than full-dress sonatas but are not to be dismissed as miniatures." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice, February 2017 |
W.A. MOZART / REGER / BUSONI
Music for Two Pianos Andras Schiff and Peter Serkin (piano) [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] ECM débuts for two of the greatest pianists of our time |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Chamber Music [incls 'Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452'] András Schiff, Andre Previn (piano), Heinz Holliger (oboe), Elmar Schmid (clarinet) / Musikverein Quartet [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "The wind players are excellent and blend well, while the overall ensemble displays a fine unity. The balance places the piano more backwardly than usual, but no detail of Schiff's playing is lost." (Gramophone on the Quintet) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
András Schiff plays Schubert I András Schiff (piano) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 29/Sep/2017 ] This recording, including Schubert's Piano Trios in B flat major and E flat major as well as his 'Arpeggione' Sonata, features three artists renowned for their interpretations of Schubert: pianist András Schiff, violinist Yuuko Shiokawa and cellist... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier I András Schiff (piano) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] "a winning combination of the BBC's high production values and Schiff on peak form at full capacity in music that he profoundly cares about." Gramophone |
SCHUMANN
In concert: Robert Schumann (recorded in 1999) Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM New Series / 2 CD - released 21/Aug/2007 ] "Few pianists could have made this programme work. They may not be Schumann's finest, but they have their own glories and Schiff, recorded live in the Tonhalle, Zurich, in May 1999, treats them with affection. An absolute winner." ***** Five Stars... |