Schubert: Sonatas

Schubert: Die späten Klaviersonaten

Maurizio Pollini
Deutsche Grammphon "The Originals" 474 613 (2 CDs)

Contents:

Piano Sonata in C minor, D. 958

1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Menuetto. Allegro - Trio
4. Allegro

Piano Sonata in A, D. 959

5. Allegro
6. Andantino
7. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. Un poco più lento
8. Rondo. Allegretto

Piano Sonata in Bb, D. 960

1. Molto moderato
2. Andante sostenuto
3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza - Trio
4. Allegro ma non troppo


5. Allegretto in C minor, D. 915

Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946

6. Allegro assai - Andante - Tempo I
7. Allegretto
8. Allegro

Playing time: 142'

Recording dates: December 1983 (D. 959), June 1985 (D. 946, D. 958), September 1985 (D. 915), & June 1987 (D. 960)

I've never really heard the "perfect" performance of the great Bb sonata, but Pollini's versions of the other two late sonatas are superb. The A major might be my favorite. Pollini does a great job being precise with his notes and tone production, while bringing about an impressive large-scale vision of the sonatas. The other pieces are basically filler, but enjoyable at times.

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