Schubert / Williams- Schubert 6
"In a word I feel myself the most unhappy and wretched creature in the world. Imagine a man whose health will never be right again, and who in sheer despair over this ever makes things worse and worse instead of better... but I have tried my hand at several instrumental things... in fact, I intend to pave the way towards a grand symphony in this manner." These extracts from a letter of 1824 epitomize to me the paradox of Schubert, the manic-depressive composer. On the one hand his music has that world-weary element of profound grief - 'the most wretched creature in the world' - and on the other a life-affirming exuberance bordering on the manic that characterizes the Wanderer-Fantasie and parts of the D major sonata D.850. Here, Llyr Williams plays a collection of Schubert solo piano works across a series of releases, once again showing why he is one of the most diverse and extraordinary pianists performing today.
Tracklist:
- Sonata In B Major, Op. Post. 147 D. 575: I. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
- Sonata In B Major, Op. Post. 147 D. 575: II. Andante
- Sonata In B Major, Op. Post. 147 D. 575: III. Scherzo
- Sonata In B Major, Op. Post. 147 D. 575: IV. Allegro Giusto
- Sonata In A Major, Op. Post. 120 D. 664: I. Allegro Moderato
- Sonata In A Major, Op. Post. 120 D. 664: II. Andante
- Sonata In A Major, Op. Post. 120 D. 664: III. Allegro
- Sonata In A Minor, Op. Post. 142 D. 784: I. Allegro Giusto
- Sonata In A Minor, Op. Post. 142 D. 784: II. Andante
- Sonata In A Minor, Op. Post. 142 D. 784: III. Allegro Vivace
"In a word I feel myself the most unhappy and wretched creature in the world. Imagine a man whose health will never be right again, and who in sheer despair over this ever makes things worse and worse instead of better... but I have tried my hand at several instrumental things... in fact, I intend to pave the way towards a grand symphony in this manner." These extracts from a letter of 1824 epitomize to me the paradox of Schubert, the manic-depressive composer. On the one hand his music has that world-weary element of profound grief - 'the most wretched creature in the world' - and on the other a life-affirming exuberance bordering on the manic that characterizes the Wanderer-Fantasie and parts of the D major sonata D.850. Here, Llyr Williams plays a collection of Schubert solo piano works across a series of releases, once again showing why he is one of the most diverse and extraordinary pianists performing today.
Tracklist:
- Sonata In B Major, Op. Post. 147 D. 575: I. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
- Sonata In B Major, Op. Post. 147 D. 575: II. Andante
- Sonata In B Major, Op. Post. 147 D. 575: III. Scherzo
- Sonata In B Major, Op. Post. 147 D. 575: IV. Allegro Giusto
- Sonata In A Major, Op. Post. 120 D. 664: I. Allegro Moderato
- Sonata In A Major, Op. Post. 120 D. 664: II. Andante
- Sonata In A Major, Op. Post. 120 D. 664: III. Allegro
- Sonata In A Minor, Op. Post. 142 D. 784: I. Allegro Giusto
- Sonata In A Minor, Op. Post. 142 D. 784: II. Andante
- Sonata In A Minor, Op. Post. 142 D. 784: III. Allegro Vivace