Schubert: Impromptus D 899 & D 935 / Radu Lupu [Import]

Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Radu Lupu (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Radu Lupu
• Composer: Franz [Vienna] Schubert
• Audio CD (August 10, 1999)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B00000JXZ5
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,107 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, May 28, 2000

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Sen Peng Eu "ESP=Math+Music+Literature" (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schubert: Impromptus D 899 & D 935 / Radu Lupu (Audio CD)

Few musicians really get the dynamics and the correct articulation hid in Schubert's music. Hence those rare ones who can catch the right Schubert's tempo always give us a very special insight into Schubert's lonely heart. Here is a good example. Lupu handles these pieces with great poetry, in a singing temple only appears in Schubert's work. Via Lupu, I really know what Schubert want to say. It's a wonderful experience. Recommended.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Schubert + Lupu = Pleasure, December 13, 2001

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KSG "ksgnyc" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schubert: Impromptus D 899 & D 935 / Radu Lupu (Audio CD)

The first thing that strikes the ear, after the almost mystical playing, is the sound quality. This has to be the most realistic sounding piano recording ever. It is other worldly. As a composer, Schubert was at his most expressive in these profoundly personal pieces. A must have recording.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lupu is a poet in Schubert!, April 11, 2005

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M. Levitt - classical music buff (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schubert: Impromptus D 899 & D 935 / Radu Lupu (Audio CD)

I felt hesitant buying this recording: My standard for beauty and poetry in Schubert's piano music is the Piano Sonatas, less so the Impromptus. I read how good Radu Lupu was in Schubert but could only find his recording of the Impromptus at my local store - not the Sonatas. I also felt I had heard the Impromptus so many times that I wondered what Lupu could bring to them.

Was I wrong!

Hearing Lupu in the Schubert Impromptus is like hearing them for the first time! A revelation. Lupu is an absolute poet. His playing is so stunning that I bought his recording of the Schubert C Minor Sonata and Moments musicaux (excellent) - and want to hear his other recordings of Schubert. I also got Alfred Brendel's recording of the Schubert Impromptus, which was supposed to be very fine, for comparison (Philips Duo).

At mid price, with digital recording, this CD is a steal.