Paul Lewis - Schubert: Piano Duets (Fantasy in F Minor, Variations etc.) '2010

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Schubert: Allegro in A Minor for Piano 4 Hands, D. 947 "Lebensstürme"
02. Schubert: Divertissement sur des motifs originaux français for Piano 4
Hands, D. 823: II. Andantino varié in B Minor
03. Schubert: Fugue in E Minor for Piano 4 Hands, D. 952
04. Schubert: Rondo in A Major for Piano 4 Hands, D. 951
05. Schubert: Variations on an Original Theme in A-Flat Major for Piano 4 Hands,
D. 813
06. Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor for Piano 4 Hands, D. 940

Schubert is unusual and indeed unique among composers in that some of his
greatest works are written for piano duet. He wrote as much music for duet as
for solo piano, and reaches emotional depths which take this repertoire far away
from its domestic origins. The most celebrated of these pieces, the Fantasie in
F minor, with its austere yet heartbreaking opening melody and dramatic double
fugue, is one of the great piano achievements of the early 19th century. The
rest of the works on this disc are much less well known but equally fascinating.

Who better to commit these works to disc than two of the brightest stars in the
British piano scene, Paul Lewis and Steven Osborne? As well as their individual
achievements, they also have a long-standing friendship and performing
relationship which you will hear reflected in their magisterial performances on
this marvellous disc.

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