Schubert Piano Recordings

[Bunny]

OK, thank you both for your advice. I'll definitely not be considering that recording.

What is the best set of all Schubert symphonies?

I have to give my vote to Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

[Bogey]

I have to give my vote to Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

Is this little gem available Bunny?

[rubio]

This is a treasure disc of Schnabel's Schubert in fine transfers from Pearl. I don't know the D959 and D960 enough in order to rate this performances, but especially the D960 sounds splendid to me!  I also most say that I liked the piece "Divertissment a la Hongroise, D818" a lot. Do you have suggestions for some other performances of this one?

[Que]

I also most say that I liked the piece "Divertissment a la Hongroise, D818" a lot. Do you have suggestions for some other performances of this one?

Oh yes, and a amazing one for that. 
On period instruments with the occassional percussive effects!

Wait till you hear this - loads of character.

or reissued: 


Just in case you not in for HIP: it's also included in the Brilliant box with Justus Frantz and Christoph Eschenbach.
My first choice for non-HIP.

Q

[rubio]

Oh yes, and a amazing one for that. 
On period instruments with the occassional percussive effects!

Wait till you hear this - loads of character.

or reissued: 


Just in case you not in for HIP: it's also included in the Brilliant box with Justus Frantz and Christoph Eschenbach.
My first choice for non-HIP.

Q

I'm in for everything as long as it's good. I don't have too many prejudices, even if I can become imprinted to some degree on certain performances like everybody else. The Brilliant box is already on my list!

[PerfectWagnerite]

Is this little gem available Bunny?

In Europe it is not bad, for about 20-25 Euro, but in the States somehow it cost over $60 !

[Bonehelm]

Check out Jeno Jando's complete Schubert sonatas on Naxos...they are excellent.

[mahlertitan]

http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1177793/775222/

[Bunny]

Is this little gem available Bunny?

the last time I looked it was.  Here's a link to Amazon. 

[Bunny]

Oh yes, and a amazing one for that. 
On period instruments with the occassional percussive effects!

Wait till you hear this - loads of character.

or reissued: 


Just in case you not in for HIP: it's also included in the Brilliant box with Justus Frantz and Christoph Eschenbach.
My first choice for non-HIP.

Q

Agree!

And here some more great recordings of Schubert for 4 hands -- Radu Lupu and Daniel Barenboim: Grand Duo; and Lupu and Perahia doing Mozart and Schubert's Fantasia for piano, 4 hands in F minor, D. 940 (Op. 103)

[FideLeo]

More HIP Schubert tunes for 4 hands from the Fiery Fortepiano Squadron:



Inlcudes the great fantasia in f minor, D. 904. 

[FideLeo]

FLUTE music by Schubert and Boehm, played on early nineteenth-century instruments accompanied by a Graf fortepiano:

[Bunny]

FLUTE music by Schubert and Boehm, played on early nineteenth-century instruments accompanied by a Graf fortepiano:

Hopefully not oop?  Yes, oop but still available and prices seem to be rising at amazon.

[Bunny]

More HIP Schubert tunes for 4 hands from the Fiery Fortepiano Squadron:



Inlcudes the great fantasia in f minor, D. 904. 

That one is oop and unavailable as well.

NO!  I've found that one as well, and at a good price.

[Todd]

Barring the Warhorses, this is a truly remarkable set of Schubert sonatas.

Picked this up recently and have worked through about half, and I must share most of your enthusiasm.  While he isn't good enough to make me forget about Kempff (no one is that good) or even Klien, his playing suits Schubert's music very well.  The way he opens the final movement to D850 is wondrous.  I like it almost as much as Andsnes' D850, and that's saying something. 

[Bunny]

Has anyone heard Andsnes' D 958 yet?  I haven't seen any reviews either.

Picked this up recently and have worked through about half, and I must share most of your enthusiasm.  While he isn't good enough to make me forget about Kempff (no one is that good) or even Klien, his playing suits Schubert's music very well.  The way he opens the final movement to D850 is wondrous.  I like it almost as much as Andsnes' D850, and that's saying something. 

Kempff is my gold standard for Schubert, too.

[Todd]

Has anyone heard Andsnes' D 958 yet?  I haven't seen any reviews either.

Yes, and it's very good.  The high point of his survey (which is now done from what I gather) is his D850, which is probably my favorite version of that work.  The D958 isn't quite that good, but it is exceptionally well done, and better than the D959 and D960.  (He doen't bring enough depth to the B flat for me, though he's still good.)  YMMV of course.

[FideLeo]

Hopefully not oop?  Yes, oop but still available and prices seem to be rising at amazon.

 Your shopping report on this title?  

[Bunny]

  Your shopping report on this title? 

Well, your suggestions usually become my shopping list.

Just in the mail today:

[Bunny]

Yes, and it's very good.  The high point of his survey (which is now done from what I gather) is his D850, which is probably my favorite version of that work.  The D958 isn't quite that good, but it is exceptionally well done, and better than the D959 and D960.  (He doen't bring enough depth to the B flat for me, though he's still good.)  YMMV of course.

High praise, indeed!  I think his D.960 is the perfect recording of that sonata.  For me, it gets everything right.