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One inevitably wonders why pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and tenor Ian Bostridge have joined together for this disc of one sonata and four songs by Schubert. Is there a subtle tie between the sonata and the songs? Are the songs' melodies the basis of the one or more movements of the sonata? Are the song's emotional contents somehow connected to those reflected in the sonatas? Or is it just a capricious whim of the two brilliant musicians? Capricious whim it is -- according to an interview with Andsnes included with the disc, the singer and pianist enjoy performing together, and they thought this would make an apt if not particularly conjoined program. Does this diminish the pleasure of the disc? Not at all. Andsnes' acute virtuosity and analytical interpretation of the Sonata in A major and Bostridge's tough yet tender performances of the four songs are all splendidly done. If at first Andsnes' interpretation seems a bit too abrupt and brusque for the sonata's long lines and expansive structures to sustain, his strength of will fuses all the separate moments of his performance into a powerful if distinctly postmodernist interpretation. And if at first Bostridge appears too fey and frail to project the emotional depth and musical strength of Schubert's settings, his voice has the intensity and his interpretations have the concentration to create wonderfully affecting performances. Capricious whim it may be, but entirely successful it certainly is.
© TiVo
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Franz Schubert, Composer - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2002 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Limited
Franz Schubert, Composer - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2002 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Limited
Franz Schubert, Composer - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2002 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Limited
Franz Schubert, Composer - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2002 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Limited
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist - Franz von Schober, Poet
A Warner Classics release, © 2002 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Limited
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist - Caroline Pichler, Poet
A Warner Classics release, © 2002 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Limited
John Fraser, Producer - Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist - Ludwig Rellstab, Poet - Timothy Brown, Horn, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2002 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Limited
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist - Karl Gottfried von Leitner, Poet
A Warner Classics release, © 2002 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Limited
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One inevitably wonders why pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and tenor Ian Bostridge have joined together for this disc of one sonata and four songs by Schubert. Is there a subtle tie between the sonata and the songs? Are the songs' melodies the basis of the one or more movements of the sonata? Are the song's emotional contents somehow connected to those reflected in the sonatas? Or is it just a capricious whim of the two brilliant musicians? Capricious whim it is -- according to an interview with Andsnes included with the disc, the singer and pianist enjoy performing together, and they thought this would make an apt if not particularly conjoined program. Does this diminish the pleasure of the disc? Not at all. Andsnes' acute virtuosity and analytical interpretation of the Sonata in A major and Bostridge's tough yet tender performances of the four songs are all splendidly done. If at first Andsnes' interpretation seems a bit too abrupt and brusque for the sonata's long lines and expansive structures to sustain, his strength of will fuses all the separate moments of his performance into a powerful if distinctly postmodernist interpretation. And if at first Bostridge appears too fey and frail to project the emotional depth and musical strength of Schubert's settings, his voice has the intensity and his interpretations have the concentration to create wonderfully affecting performances. Capricious whim it may be, but entirely successful it certainly is.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:23
- Main artists: Leif Ove Andsnes Ian Bostridge
- Composer: Franz Schubert
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Klassiek
A Warner Classics release, © 2002 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Limited
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