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With his 60th birthday approaching, the Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman thought it was time “to find the courage for works such as these and the last Beethoven sonatas. I’ve played these pieces for 30 years, but always feared them tremendously because of my unbelievable respect for the composers. Perhaps I worried that if I left them any longer, it would be too late.” Zimerman has used a normal piano, but fitted with a keyboard made by himself, designed to create qualities Schubert would have known in his instruments. Compared to a modern grand piano, the hammer strikes a different point of the string, enhancing its ability to sustain a singing sound – though it does also set up different overtones and the piano might sound strangely tuned. Also, the action is lighter. On a modern grand piano the many repeated notes in Schubert could turn into Prokofiev. According to Zimmerman, these two last Sonatas contribute significantly to our view of Schubert’s greatness, as “he switches into a different gear, daring radically to use new ideas in harmony and polyphony. Compared to his earlier sonatas, they could almost be by another composer.” The album was recorded in January 2016.
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Piano Sonata No. 20 In A Major, D.959 (Franz Schubert)
Krystian Zimerman, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer - (Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer)
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Krystian Zimerman, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer - (Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer)
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Krystian Zimerman, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer - (Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer)
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Krystian Zimerman, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer - (Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer)
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Piano Sonata No. 21 In B Flat Major, D.960 (Franz Schubert)
Krystian Zimerman, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer - (Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer)
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Krystian Zimerman, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer - (Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer)
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Krystian Zimerman, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer - (Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer)
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Krystian Zimerman, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer - (Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer)
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
With his 60th birthday approaching, the Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman thought it was time “to find the courage for works such as these and the last Beethoven sonatas. I’ve played these pieces for 30 years, but always feared them tremendously because of my unbelievable respect for the composers. Perhaps I worried that if I left them any longer, it would be too late.” Zimerman has used a normal piano, but fitted with a keyboard made by himself, designed to create qualities Schubert would have known in his instruments. Compared to a modern grand piano, the hammer strikes a different point of the string, enhancing its ability to sustain a singing sound – though it does also set up different overtones and the piano might sound strangely tuned. Also, the action is lighter. On a modern grand piano the many repeated notes in Schubert could turn into Prokofiev. According to Zimmerman, these two last Sonatas contribute significantly to our view of Schubert’s greatness, as “he switches into a different gear, daring radically to use new ideas in harmony and polyphony. Compared to his earlier sonatas, they could almost be by another composer.” The album was recorded in January 2016.
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 01:22:06
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Krystian Zimerman
- Composer: Franz Schubert
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music Solo Piano
© 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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