Franz Schubert: Impromptus, Opp. 90 & 142/Waltzes, Op. 18

On this CD:

1. Impromptus (4) for piano, D. 899 (Op. 90) No. 1 In C Minor
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by John O'Conor

2. Impromptus (4) for piano, D. 899 (Op. 90) No. 2 In E-Flat Major
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by John O'Conor

3. Impromptus (4) for piano, D. 899 (Op. 90) No. 3 In G-Flat Major
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by John O'Conor

4. Impromptus (4) for piano, D. 899 (Op. 90) No. 4 In A-Flat Major
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by John O'Conor

5. Impromptus (4) for piano, D. 899 (Op. 90) No. 1 In F Minor
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by John O'Conor

6. Impromptus (4) for piano, D. 899 (Op. 90) No. 2 In A-Flat Major
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by John O'Conor

7. Impromptus (4) for piano, D. 899 (Op. 90) No. 3 In B-Flat Major
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by John O'Conor

8. Impromptus (4) for piano, D. 899 (Op. 90) No. 4 In F Minor
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by John O'Conor

9. Waltzes (12), Ländler (17) and Écossaises (9) for piano, D. 145 (Op. 18) No 02 in B
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by John O'Conor

Editorial Reviews
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After conquering the Beethoven solo repertoire, pianist John O'Conor takes on Schubert's impromptus, which demand exceptional technical skill and a mature command of all of the piano's resources, from the most subtle coloristic effects to the grandest dynamic expressions. O'Conor makes sublime music from Schubert's scores--fully realized in passages such as the exquisitely beautiful opening of Op. 90, No. 3. --David Vernier

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Schubert: Impromptus, Opp. 90 & 142

Manufacturer: Philips
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1989-10-19

Tracks:

Impromptus Op. 90 D. 899: No. 1 In C Minor
Impromptus Op. 90 D. 899: No. 2 In E Flat
Impromptus Op. 90 D. 899: No. 3 In G Flat
Impromptus Op. 90 D. 899: No. 4 In A Flat
Impromptus Op. 142 D. 935: No. 1 In F Minor
Impromptus Op. 142 D. 935: No. 2 In A Flat
Impromptus Op. 142 D. 935: No. 3 In B Flat
Impromptus Op. 142 D. 935: No. 4 In F Minor

Customer Reviews:

Schubert impromptus, Brendel version.......2007-05-14

I've loved this CD for years. Recently bought another as a gift for friends who are also Brendel admirers. They tell me they may wear a hole in the disc, that's how much they love it.

Schubert: romantic or a true herald of the emerging Viennese School of the XX Century?.......2006-09-02

In the decade of the seventies, two pianists, emerged from Europe seemed to bewitch the great audiences around the world due their modernist concepts and his renovated repertoire: Alfred Brendel (1931) and Maurizio Pollini (1942).

It's good to refresh this fact, due 1970 was Beethoven' s bicentennial year, none of both was a real champion in Beethoven' s works.

It should not be mere coincidence Brendel decided to reside in London. According him, "the feeling must be the alpha and the omega of the interpretation" and "the piano by itself is not important, but must liberate the music's spirit"; these opinions visibly expressed an opposite tendency implicit into the romanticism musical. The intellectual approach established for many people the return to the objectivity in music where the player just should play what's written and nothing else.

Under these perspectives, the concept of the personal vision simply disappears and all the players should sound equal. This thinking current was extremely haza4dous, because established the homogeneity as the North and flattens the subjectivity and singularity of the artist.

However these Impromptus were recorded according this thinking pattern is carved in relief in this case.

The result was interesting, due there are a clear connection between Schubert and Schoenberg ; as a matter of fact in the last Sonatas of Franz Schubert there is a real breakthrough with the tonality into the musical speech, in order to to express the overall significance of the musical message, where the cosmos and not the individual (again the romantic concept appears) must be remarked to explore new horizons.

I would really like to remark the best impromptu achieved by Mr. Brendel was the third from the Op. 142 Simply overwhelming, exquisitely phrased.

So, here you have a performance unprovided of any sort of febrile sentimentalism or worst still, of embarrassing feeling.

It's appoint of view you may share or not, but the point to remark is to compare the set with another hard Schubert players (as Schnabel and Kempff in the thirties, Edwin Fisher and Lipatti in the forties, Badura Skoda in the fifties, Richter in the sixties, Brendel and Lupu in the seventies, Zimmermann and Pires in the eighties and Volodos and Uchida in the nineties)and to extract your own conclusions.

To my mind, respect to Schubert concerns, we should remind the genius is always contemporary. On the other hand as a Venezuelan poet once stated : "I have eyes, no points of view."

Schubert Impromptus.......2004-05-14

Being a young pianist myself, I was eager to listen to this CD, as I was starting to work on the Schubert Impromptu, Opus 90, No. 2. I enjoy listening to recordings to get ideas for dynamics and color to use in the pieces. This CD was far beyond my expectations. All of the pieces were gorgiously played, light and thoughtful as well, the latter being quite typical of Breandel. All in all, it is a fantastic recording that I am not able to stop listening to!

Perfect, Gets Better with Time.......2004-05-14

Being a snobby classical music aficianado and being 19 is tough, so I play this when no one is looking. I mainly bought this cd for Schubert's impromptu 3 in G flat, which is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have yet to hear. The inital purchase of this cd was 50% for me, 50% for other people to see that I had this cd and to commend me. However, as I have been playing this cd more and more, every impromptu has become important to me, and I listen to it only for myself now. The music is warm, heartfelt, and quite powerful. If you see just one track you like on this cd, buy it, and the entire cd will grow on you. Its incredible.

Impromptus played as they should be........2003-01-07

As far as I am concerned, Brendel plays the Impromtpus as they should be played: relatively sober and not to quickly, with exactly the right mixture of emotion and technicality. I have heard a number of performances, all using way to much tempo and emotion variation, depriving the music of its power. These pieces are too perfect to be subject to too much unneccessary interpretation. Undoubtalby the best recording of these masterpieces I have ever come across. Shivers down my spine every time. Enjoy.

Franz Schubert: Impromptus, Opp. 90 & 142/Waltzes, Op. 18

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Franz Schubert: Impromptus, Opp. 90 & 142/Waltzes, Op. 18

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Tracks:

No.1 In C Minor
No.2 In E-Flat Major
No.3 In G-Flat Major
No.4 In A-Flat Major
No.1 In F Minor
No.2 In A-Flat Major
No.3 In B-Flat Major
No.4 In F Minor
Twelve Waltzes, Op.18, D.145

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After conquering the Beethoven solo repertoire, pianist John O'Conor takes on Schubert's impromptus, which demand exceptional technical skill and a mature command of all of the piano's resources, from the most subtle coloristic effects to the grandest dynamic expressions. O'Conor makes sublime music from Schubert's scores--fully realized in passages such as the exquisitely beautiful opening of Op. 90, No. 3. --David Vernier