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Schubert: 12 Great Piano Sonatas / Pienaar
Avie Records

Schubert: 12 Great Piano Sonatas / Pienaar

$53.99

Details

Composer
SCHUBERT, FRANZ
Artist
Daniel-Ben Pienaar
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Nov 20, 2020
Catalog #
AV2425
UPC
822252242522

About

Both on the concert platform and in the recording studio, pianist Daniel-Ben Pienaar is a completist. Following complete cycles of piano sonatas by Beethoven and Mozart, he presents 12 Great Piano Sonatas by Franz Schubert – the composer’s 11 finished sonatas and the seminal fragment D840. Pienaar relishes in these revelatory works, their extraordinarily detailed possibilities of characterisation, their call for immense energy and abandon, and navigating the vast dreamscapes that unfold in the course of this six-hour musical journey. “dazzling precision and clarity ... he communicates an individual and convincing vision for each piece, enough for every one of them to give delight. Brilliant.” (Gramophone, Editor’s Choice on The Long 17th Century) “dizzying virtuosity ... fresh, spontaneous, original readings that shed new light on the keyboard player’s Bible” (BBC Music Magazine on J. S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier)

 

REVIEW:

 

These readings for me capture the spirit of Schubert’s piano style. It is only when you set Pienaar next to the established greats that he lacks something in presence and imagination, but only by a small degree. His playing is at once natural and sympathetic, and blessedly free of artifice. It is also necessary to qualify my generalization that Pienaar’s approach is lively and alert. He recognizes the greater ambition and amplitude of the opus posthumous sonatas and changes his approach accordingly.

 

– Fanfare

Tracklist 43 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro ma non troppo 07:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  3. 2 II. Allegretto quasi andantino 08:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto quasi andantino
    Duration
    08:00
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  4. 3 III. Allegro vivace 04:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  5. 4 I. Allegro moderato 06:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  6. 5 II. Andante molto 06:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante molto
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  7. 6 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 04:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  8. 7 IV. Allegro moderato 06:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  9. 8 I. Allegro ma non troppo 07:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    07:46
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  10. 9 II. Andante 06:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  11. 10 III. Scherzo: Allegretto 05:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegretto
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  12. 11 IV. Allegro giusto 04:32
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Allegro giusto
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  13. Disc 2
  14. 1 I. Allegro moderato 08:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    08:37
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  15. 2 II. Andante 05:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  16. 3 III. Allegro 07:06
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  17. 4 I. Allegro giusto 12:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro giusto
    Duration
    12:07
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  18. 5 II. Andante 05:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  19. 6 III. Allegro vivace 05:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  20. 7 I. Moderato 11:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    11:34
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  21. 8 II. Andante 08:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    08:58
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  22. Disc 3
  23. 1 I. Moderato 11:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    11:56
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  24. 2 II. Andante poco moto 11:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante poco moto
    Duration
    11:32
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  25. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 06:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    06:59
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  26. 4 IV. Rondo: Allegro vivace 04:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Rondo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  27. 5 I. Allegro vivace 09:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    09:16
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  28. 6 II. Con moto 13:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Con moto
    Duration
    13:13
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  29. 7 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 10:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    10:33
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  30. 8 IV. Rondo: Allegro moderato 09:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Rondo: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    09:04
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  31. Disc 4
  32. 1 I. Molto moderato e cantabile 12:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Molto moderato e cantabile
    Duration
    12:22
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  33. 2 II. Andante 07:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:40
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  34. 3 III. Menuetto: Allegro moderato 04:29
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  35. 4 IV. Allegretto 08:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegretto
    Duration
    08:42
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  36. 5 I. Allegro 10:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    10:36
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  37. 6 II. Adagio 09:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    09:20
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  38. 7 III. Menuetto: Allegro 03:36
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  39. 8 IV. Allegro 08:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    08:59
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  40. Disc 5
  41. 1 I. Allegro 14:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    14:15
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  42. 2 II. Andantino 08:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andantino
    Duration
    08:45
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  43. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 04:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  44. 4 IV. Rondo: Allegretto 11:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Rondo: Allegretto
    Duration
    11:58
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  45. 5 I. Molto moderato 14:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Molto moderato
    Duration
    14:53
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  46. 6 II. Andante sostenuto 11:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    11:19
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  47. 7 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza 03:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar
  48. 8 IV. Allegro ma non troppo 08:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    08:12
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Daniel-Ben Pienaar