SCHUBERT 8 Impromptus
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Composer or Director: Franz Schubert
Genre:
Instrumental
Label: Orfeo
Magazine Review Date: 03/2016
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 63
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: C898 151A
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
4 Impromptus |
Franz Schubert, Composer
Amir Katz, Piano Franz Schubert, Composer |
Author: Jed Distler
In the D935 group, No 1 stands out for its unusual lightness of texture and animated sweep. No 2 beautifully showcases Katz’s legato mastery; notice how he resists the ‘traditional’ temptation to push down the proverbial accelerator and crank up the volume in the Trio section. Ironically, Katz’s overly detailed articulation throughout No 3 often leaves a finicky impression and prevents the final variation’s passagework from taking wing. On the other hand, No 4’s brisk basic tempo, stinging accents and sharply projected cross-rhythmic interplay are exactly what this music needs, and rarely receives (but which we do get in Rudolf Serkin’s pulverising live 1957 performance from Lugano – Urania et al). In all, this well-engineered release does not consistently satisfy, yet Katz’s best performances certainly are worth hearing.
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