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Pianist Eric Lu has been the talk of Britain, with a win at the Leeds International Piano Competition and a highly praised Wigmore Hall debut, not to mention a concert with the 91-year-old Alfred Brendel (who read poetry). With this Warner Classics release, his sophomore album, he delivers on his promise. Lu faces a great deal of competition in the two Schubert piano sonatas featured here, but he delivers absolutely distinctive interpretations. His Piano Sonata in A major, D. 959, is one of the most deliberate on recordings, clocking in at close to 48 minutes as compared with an average of just over 39. It is a risky strategy for a young pianist, but Lu fills the spaces convincingly, drawing a remarkable variety of textures and timbres from his keyboard. The slow movement is absolutely haunting, with the smallest details unpacked by Lu into meditative mini-discourses. After the little-heard Allegretto in C minor, D. 915, as an entr'acte, Lu offers the Piano Sonata in A minor, D. 784, cut from the same cloth, and by the time the program is over, the listener has the feeling of having been on quite a journey. This release suggests once again that listeners are in the presence of a major artist.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Franz Schubert, Composer - Eric Lu, Piano, MainArtist
© 2022 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited
Franz Schubert, Composer - Eric Lu, Piano, MainArtist
© 2022 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited
Franz Schubert, Composer - Eric Lu, Piano, MainArtist
© 2022 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited
Franz Schubert, Composer - Eric Lu, Piano, MainArtist
© 2022 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited
Franz Schubert, Composer - Eric Lu, Piano, MainArtist
© 2022 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited
Franz Schubert, Composer - Eric Lu, Piano, MainArtist
© 2022 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited
Franz Schubert, Composer - Eric Lu, Piano, MainArtist
© 2022 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited
Franz Schubert, Composer - Eric Lu, Piano, MainArtist
© 2022 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited
Albumbeschreibung
Pianist Eric Lu has been the talk of Britain, with a win at the Leeds International Piano Competition and a highly praised Wigmore Hall debut, not to mention a concert with the 91-year-old Alfred Brendel (who read poetry). With this Warner Classics release, his sophomore album, he delivers on his promise. Lu faces a great deal of competition in the two Schubert piano sonatas featured here, but he delivers absolutely distinctive interpretations. His Piano Sonata in A major, D. 959, is one of the most deliberate on recordings, clocking in at close to 48 minutes as compared with an average of just over 39. It is a risky strategy for a young pianist, but Lu fills the spaces convincingly, drawing a remarkable variety of textures and timbres from his keyboard. The slow movement is absolutely haunting, with the smallest details unpacked by Lu into meditative mini-discourses. After the little-heard Allegretto in C minor, D. 915, as an entr'acte, Lu offers the Piano Sonata in A minor, D. 784, cut from the same cloth, and by the time the program is over, the listener has the feeling of having been on quite a journey. This release suggests once again that listeners are in the presence of a major artist.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 01:20:01
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Eric Lu
- Composer: Franz Schubert
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2022 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
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