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Artur Schnabel once famously characterized the music of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert as "better than it can be played." Fellow musicians will know whereof he speaks: the honesty, the intimacy, and especially the profundity of their music often does sound better in the imaginative, insightful, and idealizing inner ear than it does in the outer ear. But, as Schnabel proved throughout his recording career, an inspired performance can sometimes go further, deeper, and higher than the inner ear and glimpse the vision of infinity that lies beneath, behind, and above the music. In these 1950 recordings of Schubert's Impromptus, Schnabel's performance are not flawless -- there are slipped notes and smudged passages -- but his interpretations are just about perfect. In order to catch a glimpse of aural eternity, Schnabel took risks -- his hands sometimes seem to be out of sync and his tempos occasionally appear out of control -- but the rewards were worth it. There is a dignity, a sincerity, a serenity, a humanity, and an ecstasy to Schnabel's interpretations that no other pianist has ever achieved. The bonus -- Schnabel's 1939 recording of Schubert's C minor Allegretto -- is tenderly and deeply touching. While EMI's sound is obviously antique, it is nevertheless real, honest, and true. Everyone who loves Schubert will love this disc.
© TiVo
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Walter Legge, Producer - Franz Schubert, Composer - Artur Schnabel, Piano, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Walter Legge, Producer - Franz Schubert, Composer - Artur Schnabel, Piano, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Walter Legge, Producer - Franz Schubert, Composer - Artur Schnabel, Piano, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Walter Legge, Producer - Franz Schubert, Composer - Artur Schnabel, Piano, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Walter Legge, Producer - Franz Schubert, Composer - Artur Schnabel, Piano, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Walter Legge, Producer - Franz Schubert, Composer - Artur Schnabel, Piano, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Walter Legge, Producer - Franz Schubert, Composer - Artur Schnabel, Piano, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Walter Legge, Producer - Franz Schubert, Composer - Artur Schnabel, Piano, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Walter Legge, Producer - Franz Schubert, Composer - Artur Schnabel, Piano, MainArtist - Edward Fowler, Engineer
A Warner Classics release, © 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Album review
Artur Schnabel once famously characterized the music of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert as "better than it can be played." Fellow musicians will know whereof he speaks: the honesty, the intimacy, and especially the profundity of their music often does sound better in the imaginative, insightful, and idealizing inner ear than it does in the outer ear. But, as Schnabel proved throughout his recording career, an inspired performance can sometimes go further, deeper, and higher than the inner ear and glimpse the vision of infinity that lies beneath, behind, and above the music. In these 1950 recordings of Schubert's Impromptus, Schnabel's performance are not flawless -- there are slipped notes and smudged passages -- but his interpretations are just about perfect. In order to catch a glimpse of aural eternity, Schnabel took risks -- his hands sometimes seem to be out of sync and his tempos occasionally appear out of control -- but the rewards were worth it. There is a dignity, a sincerity, a serenity, a humanity, and an ecstasy to Schnabel's interpretations that no other pianist has ever achieved. The bonus -- Schnabel's 1939 recording of Schubert's C minor Allegretto -- is tenderly and deeply touching. While EMI's sound is obviously antique, it is nevertheless real, honest, and true. Everyone who loves Schubert will love this disc.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:39
- Main artists: Artur Schnabel
- Composer: Franz Schubert
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
A Warner Classics release, © 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
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