Description
Schubert - Piano Sonatas: D537 A Minor, D959 A Major - András Schiff / Decca Audio CD 1994 / 440 309-2
UPC 028944030921
Sir András Schiff (Hungarian: [ˈɒndraːʃ ˈʃiff]; born 21 December 1953) is a Hungarian-born British classical pianist and conductor. He has received numerous awards and honours, including the Grammy Award, Gramophone Award, Mozart Medal, and Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize, and was appointed Knight Bachelor in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to music. He is also known for his public criticism of political movements in Hungary and Austria.
Schiff is distinguished visiting professor of piano at the Barenboim–Said Akademie in Berlin, and the first artist-in-residence of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
| Label: | Decca – 440 309-2 |
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| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | Germany |
| Released: |
1994 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic, Classical |
Tracklist:
| Piano Sonatas = Klaviersonaten, Volume 5 | |||
| Sonata In A Minor, D537 = La Mineur = A-moll = La Minore | |||
| 1 | I. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo | 11:09 | |
| 2 | II. Allegretto Quasi Andantino | 8:17 | |
| 3 | III. Allegro Vivace | 4:42 | |
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Sonata In A Major, D959 = La Majeur = A-dur = La Maggiore |
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| 4 | I. Allegro | 16:20 | |
| 5 | II. Andantino | 7:09 | |
| 6 | III. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace – Trio: Un Poco Più Lento | 5:12 | |
| 7 | IV. Rondo: Allegretto | 12:23 |
- Art Direction – Paul Rollo
- Composed By – Franz Schubert
- Cover, Photography By – Tim Richmond
- Edited By [Tape Editor] – Nigel Gayler
- Engineer – John Pellowe (tracks: 4 to 7), Stanley Goodall (tracks: 1 to 3)
- Liner Notes – András Schiff, Misha Donat
- Piano – András Schiff
- Producer – Christopher Raeburn
