Thursday 1 August 2013

Schubert: Sonata in G, D.894; Wanderer Fantasy - REVIEW

Schubert: Sonata in G, D.894; Wanderer Fantasy
Tristan Pfaff (piano)
Aparte AP065
Pfaff presents a young man's view of the big, reflective G major sonata: tempi are swift, perhaps too swift some times; he makes the most of the astonishing outbursts in the Andante, and the Allegretto is suitably song-like.  He seems more comfortable, however, in the out-and-out virtuosity of the 'Wanderer' Fantasy; he draws a rich sound from his instrument (no information is given; the booklet contains no notes, merely the Wanderer poem!) and impresses with a very wide tonal palette.
****

No comments:

Post a Comment