Credits:

Irina Mejoueva,Schubert (1797-1828)

Description:

Irina Medjieva presents the third installment of the new Schubert series. The program focuses on Schubert's A minor Sonata (D784), which marked a milestone in the creation of Schubert's piano sonatas, and his late masterpiece "Improvisations, Op. 142". Both of these pieces were re-recorded by Medjieva, and their deepened interpretations are a must-hear. The variety of sounds created by her ever-changing touch beautifully expresses Schubert's indescribable solitude and human warmth. The two small pieces in the coupling are also exceptional. The instrument used is a 1925 New York Steinway (CD135). From the liner notes: "...And in the 'Piano Sonata No. 14,' it seems as if Schubert, no longer Mozart or Beethoven, is quietly and closely accompanying Schubert in his long and lonely years. (Hideyuki Yokoyama)