Encores After Beethoven
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BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / BACH / MOZART / HAYDN
Encores After Beethoven
András Schiff (piano)
[ ECM / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 2 December 2016
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Between March 2004 and May 2006 András Schiff performed the complete cycle of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas at the Tonhalle, Zürich, recorded and released by ECM New Series. This collection presents the encores from these concerts. What does one play after Beethoven sonatas? András Schiff: "For me it's essential not to seek entertainment but rather to look for pieces that are closely related to the previously heard sonatas." The pianist explores links to Schubert, Mozart, Haydn and Bach. For all the interconnecting strands of musical history, András Schiff's selection of encores also adds up to a thoroughly enjoyable 'recital' disc in its own right.
"I've enjoyed this enormously...If you think of encores as lightweight, think again. These composers wrote many characteristic pieces that are less ambitious than full-dress sonatas but are not to be dismissed as miniatures. Shorter compositions, yes, but with long thoughts behind them." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice, February 2017
"You won't be surprised to learn there's nothing musically flashy or flippant here; no bumble bees flying, for instance. Instead Schiff has put each of his sonata programmes under the microscope to find motifs, moods and models that point to other canonical composers…it's played with all the understated but insightful wisdom and natural ease we've come to expect" BBC Music Magazine, February 2017 ****
Tracks:
Franz Schubert - Three Piano Pieces, D. 946
1. No. 1 e-flat minor. Allegro assai 07:26
2. Allegretto c minor D 915 (Franz Schubert) 04:59
3. Eine kleine Gigue in G Major KV 574 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) 01:42
Joseph Haydn - Sonata in G Minor, Hob. XVI:44
4. Moderato 09:33
5. Allegretto 04:04
6. Hungarian Melody in b minor D 817 (Franz Schubert) 03:59
Ludwig van Beethoven - Andante favori F major WoO 57.
7. Andante grazioso con moto 08:41 Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825
8. Menuet I & II 02:32
9. Gigue 02:33
Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude and Fugue B-Flat Minor, BWV 867
10. Prelude 02:30
11. Fugue 03:27
