Piano Sonatas D.784 &a... - Lu - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

“I love Schubert,” writes pianist Eric Lu. “It is difficult to describe how meaningful his music is to me. He was the ultimate artist, in the purest sense of the word. Late in his life, with death staring him down and all his hopes and dreams dashed … he continued to churn out one masterpiece after another. I have come to the conclusion that he is the composer who moves me most intensely.” Lu’s album of Schubert pairs two of his greatest sonatas – D 784 in A minor, written in 1823, and D 959 in A major, written in 1828, the last year of the composer’s short life; complementing them is the Allegretto in C minor D 915, dating from 1827. When Eric Lu won the 2018 Leeds International Piano Competition, the Guardian welcomed him as “one of the most exciting prospects in a long time … a veritable poet of the keyboard.” These words were borne out by the critics’ response to his first Warner Classics album, a programme of Chopin, Schumann and Brahms. International Piano magazine found it “truly magical”, while Fanfare welcomed “a gifted musician … who can probe the depths of the piano literature with poetic sensibilities and imagination.”

Tracklist

1. Piano Sonata D.959 In a Major I. Allegro - a Major
2. Piano Sonata D.959 In a Major Ii. Andantino - F Minor
3. Piano Sonata D.959 In a Major Iii. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace
4. Piano Sonata D.959 In a Major Iv. Rondo. Allegretto - a Majo
5. Allegretto In C Minor D.915
6. Piano Sonata D.784 In a Minor I. Allegro Giusto - a Minor
7. Piano Sonata D.784 In a Minor Ii. Andante - F Major
8. Piano Sonata D.784 In a Minor Iii. Allegro Vivace - a Minor

Label: Plg | Origin: Holland

📌 .. D.784 & D.959/Allegretto D.915