Ll?r Williams- Williams Plays Schubert 2 (CD)
"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.
Tracklist:
- Sonata In B-Flat, D. 960: I. Molto Moderato
- Sonata In B-Flat, D. 960: II. Andante Sostenuto
- Sonata In B-Flat, D. 960: III. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace Con Delicatezza - Trio
- Sonata In B-Flat, D. 960: IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- Fantasy In C Major, D. 760 “wanderer”: I. Allegro Con Fuoco, Ma Non Troppo
- Fantasy In C Major, D. 760 “wanderer”: II. Adagio
- Fantasy In C Major, D. 760 “wanderer”: III. Presto
- Fantasy In C Major, D. 760 “wanderer”: IV. Allegro
- Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946: No. 1 In E-Flat Minor
"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.
Tracklist:
- Sonata In B-Flat, D. 960: I. Molto Moderato
- Sonata In B-Flat, D. 960: II. Andante Sostenuto
- Sonata In B-Flat, D. 960: III. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace Con Delicatezza - Trio
- Sonata In B-Flat, D. 960: IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- Fantasy In C Major, D. 760 “wanderer”: I. Allegro Con Fuoco, Ma Non Troppo
- Fantasy In C Major, D. 760 “wanderer”: II. Adagio
- Fantasy In C Major, D. 760 “wanderer”: III. Presto
- Fantasy In C Major, D. 760 “wanderer”: IV. Allegro
- Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946: No. 1 In E-Flat Minor