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Recordings of Schubert's mature piano works seem to be coming thick and fast as their bicentennials approach. This is especially enjoyable in the case of the Impromptus, for the multiple recordings reveal the depth of these pieces and the variety of ways in which they may be approached. The innovations of the Impromptus held implications for the entire Romantic era, and pianists may look backward or forward in playing them. There have been precise historical-instrument readings that convey the vast expansion in the capabilities of the piano that are inherent in Schubert's works, like those of Beethoven, and then there are readings that treat Schubert as a full-blown Romantic. Among the most fervently devoted to that idea is pianist Gerardo Teissonnière, the latest addition to the Steinway & Sons stable. The Impromptus are not especially virtuosic, but in Teissonnière's hands, they are positively Lisztian, with muscular treatments of the many important left-hand passages. Sample the way he treats the imposing opening material of the Impromptu in F minor, Op. 142, No. 1, and hear how the whole piece grows out of the counterpoint at the beginning. The engineers of the Sono Luminus studio capture Teissonnière's mighty Steinway D in full color, and the end result is a Schubert recording that, to a rare degree, puts the listener in the audience for a Schubert performance by Liszt or one of the other great 19th century virtuosi.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Franz Schubert, Composer - Elaine Martone, Producer - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEditor - Jon Feidner, ExecutiveProducer - Joshua Frey, AssistantRecordingEngineer - Gerardo Teissonnière, MainArtist - Eric Feidner, ExecutiveProducer
2023 Steinway and Sons 2023 Steinway and Sons
Franz Schubert, Composer - Elaine Martone, Producer - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEditor - Jon Feidner, ExecutiveProducer - Joshua Frey, AssistantRecordingEngineer - Gerardo Teissonnière, MainArtist - Eric Feidner, ExecutiveProducer
2023 Steinway and Sons 2023 Steinway and Sons
Franz Schubert, Composer - Elaine Martone, Producer - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEditor - Jon Feidner, ExecutiveProducer - Joshua Frey, AssistantRecordingEngineer - Gerardo Teissonnière, MainArtist - Eric Feidner, ExecutiveProducer
2023 Steinway and Sons 2023 Steinway and Sons
Franz Schubert, Composer - Elaine Martone, Producer - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEditor - Jon Feidner, ExecutiveProducer - Joshua Frey, AssistantRecordingEngineer - Gerardo Teissonnière, MainArtist - Eric Feidner, ExecutiveProducer
2023 Steinway and Sons 2023 Steinway and Sons
Franz Schubert, Composer - Elaine Martone, Producer - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEditor - Jon Feidner, ExecutiveProducer - Joshua Frey, AssistantRecordingEngineer - Gerardo Teissonnière, MainArtist - Eric Feidner, ExecutiveProducer
2023 Steinway and Sons 2023 Steinway and Sons
Franz Schubert, Composer - Elaine Martone, Producer - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEditor - Jon Feidner, ExecutiveProducer - Joshua Frey, AssistantRecordingEngineer - Gerardo Teissonnière, MainArtist - Eric Feidner, ExecutiveProducer
2023 Steinway and Sons 2023 Steinway and Sons
Franz Schubert, Composer - Elaine Martone, Producer - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEditor - Jon Feidner, ExecutiveProducer - Joshua Frey, AssistantRecordingEngineer - Gerardo Teissonnière, MainArtist - Eric Feidner, ExecutiveProducer
2023 Steinway and Sons 2023 Steinway and Sons
Franz Schubert, Composer - Elaine Martone, Producer - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEditor - Jon Feidner, ExecutiveProducer - Joshua Frey, AssistantRecordingEngineer - Gerardo Teissonnière, MainArtist - Eric Feidner, ExecutiveProducer
2023 Steinway and Sons 2023 Steinway and Sons
Album review
Recordings of Schubert's mature piano works seem to be coming thick and fast as their bicentennials approach. This is especially enjoyable in the case of the Impromptus, for the multiple recordings reveal the depth of these pieces and the variety of ways in which they may be approached. The innovations of the Impromptus held implications for the entire Romantic era, and pianists may look backward or forward in playing them. There have been precise historical-instrument readings that convey the vast expansion in the capabilities of the piano that are inherent in Schubert's works, like those of Beethoven, and then there are readings that treat Schubert as a full-blown Romantic. Among the most fervently devoted to that idea is pianist Gerardo Teissonnière, the latest addition to the Steinway & Sons stable. The Impromptus are not especially virtuosic, but in Teissonnière's hands, they are positively Lisztian, with muscular treatments of the many important left-hand passages. Sample the way he treats the imposing opening material of the Impromptu in F minor, Op. 142, No. 1, and hear how the whole piece grows out of the counterpoint at the beginning. The engineers of the Sono Luminus studio capture Teissonnière's mighty Steinway D in full color, and the end result is a Schubert recording that, to a rare degree, puts the listener in the audience for a Schubert performance by Liszt or one of the other great 19th century virtuosi.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:49
- Main artists: Gerardo Teissonnière
- Composer: Franz Schubert
- Label: Steinway and Sons
- Genre: Classical
2023 Steinway and Sons 2023 Steinway and Sons
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