Schubert: Impromptus For Piano

Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Murray Perahia (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Murray Perahia
• Composer: Franz [Vienna] Schubert
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000025N5
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,267 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perahia is magical, but buy the new reissue on BMG, July 24, 2006

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This review is from: Schubert: Impromptus For Piano (Audio CD)

It gets a bit confusing now that Sony and BMG are merged--these recordings of the eight Schubert Impromptus originaly apeared on Sony in 1990. They were greeted rapturously by critics, and one can immediately hear why. Murray Perhaia was at the absolute peak of his art, giving us a magical blend of alert rhythms, inner bitalaity, sparkling fingerwork, and an instinctive feeling for Schubert's melodies.

Now you can get these performances ar mid-price on BMG, and the CD is generously filled out (76 min.) with Schubert song transcriptions by Liszt. Those are later recordings, by hwich time Perahia had become tamer an more cautious, but they are still beautifully done.

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite possibly, the definitive "Schubert Impromptus" album, December 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Schubert: Impromptus For Piano (Audio CD)

Murray Perahia is one of the most lyrical pianists of our time. In his hands, the "Schubert Impromptus" album is quite possibly the definitive interpretation of these equally lyrical piano works by Franz Schubert. His delicate playing of the shifting minor and major keys and modulations makes the listener pause to absorb every nuance and phrasing.

Listen to how he plays the middle part of the Impromptu Op. 90 No. 1 in C-minor and the more popular Impromptu Op. 90 No. 4 in A-Flat. The piano sings at his touch and how! Then there's the Impromptu in G-Flat, my personal favorite and one which I have endeavored hard to play. This is one of the highlights of the album, and Perahia's playing is fantastic. The delicate tone which he coaxes out of the piano is one of sheer beauty.

In my books, Murray Perahia is in the same class as Artur Rubinstein, the definitive interpreter of Chopin. This collection of Schubert Impromptus is a gift from Mr. Perahia to those who know how to appreciate beautiful piano music. I am proud to have this album in my collection.

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite of the Impromptus., May 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Schubert: Impromptus For Piano (Audio CD)

I own recordings by Brendel, Andras Schiff, and others of the Impromptus. Perahia's recording is still my favorite - honest, direct, sensitive, yet powerful.