For his fifth volume of Schubert's piano works, Barry Douglas turns to a contrasting pair of sonatas composed in the 1820s. The A minor, from 1823, was composed whilst he suffered an episode of depression following the onset (and harsh treatment for) syphilis. The D major sonata, however, was written in 1825 on a holiday to Gastein in the Austrian Alps, and is musically more confident and extravert, reminiscent of the 'Great' C major Symphony, begun during the same trip. Douglas completes his programme with a pair of Liszt transcriptions from Schwanengesang: 'Liebesbotschaft' and 'StÃ¤ndchen'. As with the other volumes in this series, Barry Douglas plays a Steinway Model D, and the recording was made in the Curtis Auditorium of the CIT Cork School of Music.

Tracklist:

Piano Sonata In A Minor, Op. 143, D. 784: I. Allegro Giusto
Piano Sonata In A Minor, Op. 143, D. 784: II. Andante
Piano Sonata In A Minor, Op. 143, D. 784: III. Allegro Vivace
Piano Sonata In D Major, Op. 53, D. 850 "Gasteiner": I. Allegro
Piano Sonata In D Major, Op. 53, D. 850 "Gasteiner": II. Con Moto
Piano Sonata In D Major, Op. 53, D. 850 "Gasteiner": III. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace
Piano Sonata In D Major, Op. 53, D. 850 "Gasteiner": IV. Rondo. Allegro Moderato
14 Lieder Von Franz Schubert, S. 560 "Schwanengesang" (Excerpts): No. 10, Liebesbotschaft
14 Lieder Von Franz Schubert, S. 560 "Schwanengesang" (Excerpts): No. 7, Ständchen

UPC: 095115215722
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 10.2.20
Format: CD

Schubert / Douglas - Works for Solo Piano 5 (CD)