Utwory na płycie:

• Zwei Scherzi B-Dur D 593 Allegretto
• Zwei Scherzi Des-Dur D 593 Allegro moderato
• Klaviersonate e-Moll D 566 Moderato
• Klaviersonate e-Moll D 566 Allegretto
• Klaviersonate e-Moll D 566 Scherzo, Allegro viviace
• Vier Impromptus D 935 Nr. 1 Allegro moderato f-Moll
• Vier Impromptus D 935 Nr. 2 Allegretto As-Dur
• Vier Impromptus D 935 Nr. 3 Andante B-Dur
• Vier Impromptus D 935 Nr. 4 Allegro scherzando f-Moll

Two Scherzi D 593
Sonata in e minor D 566
4 Impromptus D 935/Op. 142

Throughout his career, Gerhard Oppitz has been recognized for his

deep understanding of the piano works of the great German Romantics,

especially Beethoven and Schubert.

This fourth installment of Oppitz performing the major piano works of

Schubert the unfinished Sonata in E minor, D 566, whose fourth

movement has either been lost or was never composed. Also on the

program are the Four Impromptus D 935, which was considered by

Robert Schumann as a “Sonata in disguise”, owing to the typically

Schubertian sequence of keys and tonalities found in the composer’s

larger scale works. On closer inspection, this appears not to have been

the case, but as a cycle, the Impromptus are four beautiful, charming,

alluring at times demonic miniatures – each possessing its own

character. Sonatas and Impromptus are at the heart of Schubert's piano

work, but less so are the numerous smaller pieces: the Scherzo in B flat

major D 593 has enjoyed enduring popularity as a teaching and recital

piece, while its companion, in D flat major has remained less wellknown

owing to its difficulty. In all the works on this program, the

inimitable Gerhard Oppitz delivers his trademark intelligent, emotionally

charged performances.