Malcolm Bilson - Schubert - Piano Sonatas (1998)

Malcolm Bilson once gave a lecture-demonstration in which he said that of all the composers he played, Schubert gained most from being heard on an antique piano. According to Bilson, Schubert's phrases are designed for instruments whose notes die away more quickly than they do on the modern piano. Whatever the reason, Bilson, here playing on a colorful-sounding Graf fortepiano from 1835, gives extremely effective and convincing performances of both of these major Schubert sonatas, which gain in transparency from the early instrument without losing their emotional force. Very highly recommended.

Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No.17 in D-dur, D.850
01 - I. Allegro vivace
02 - II. Andante con moto
03 - III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
04 - IV. Rondo. Allegro moderato

Piano Sonata No.7 in Es-dur, D.568
05 - I. Allegro moderato
06 - II. Andante molto
07 - III. Menuetto. Allegretto
08 - IV. Allegro moderato




Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No.4 in a-moll, D.537
01 - I. Allegro ma non troppo
02 - II. Andante con moto
03 - III. Allegro vivace

Piano Sonata No.20 in A-dur, D.959
04 - I. Allegro
05 - II. Andantino
06 - III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
07 - IV. Rondo. Allegretto




Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No.18 in G-dur, D.894
01 - I. Molto moderato e cantabile
02 - II. Andante
03 - III. Menuetto. Allegro moderato
04 - IV. Allegretto

Piano Sonata No.11 in f-moll, D.625
05 - I. Allegro
06 - II. Adagio in Des-dur, D.505
07 - III. Allegro

Piano Sonata No.9 in H-dur, D.575
08 - I. Allegro ma non troppo
09 - II. Andante
10 - III. Scherzo. Allegretto
11 - IV. Allegro giusto




Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No.13 in A-dur, D.664
01 - I. Allegro moderato
02 - II. Andante
03 - III. Allegro

Piano Sonata No.6 in e-moll, D.566
04 - I. Moderato
05 - II. Allegretto

Piano Sonata No.16 in a-moll, D.845
06 - I. Moderato
07 - II. Andante poco moto
08 - III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
09 - IV. Rondo. Allegro vivace




Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No.21 in B-dur, D.960
01 - I. Molto moderato
02 - II. Andante sostenuto
03 - III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
04 - IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Piano Sonata No.15 in C-dur, D.840
05 - I. Moderato
06 - II. Andante
07 - III. (Appendix) Menuetto. Allegretto (completion by Malcolm Bilson)




Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No.3 in E-dur, D.459
01 - I. Allegro moderato
02 - II. Adagio
03 - III. Scherzo con Trio. Allegro
04 - IV. Allegro

Piano Sonata No.8 in fis-moll, D.571
05 - I. Allegro moderato (completion from 6-57 - Malcolm Bilson)
06 - II. Andante D.604
07 - III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace D.570
08 - IV. Allegro (completion from 5-31 - Malcolm Bilson)

Piano Sonata No.2 in C-dur, D.279
09 - I. Allegro moderato
10 - II. Andante
11 - III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace
12 - IV. Allegretto, D.346 (completion from 5-16 - Malcolm Bilson)




Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No.19 in c-moll, D.958
01 - I. Allegro
02 - II. Adagio
03 - III. Menuetto. Allegro
04 - IV. Allegro

Piano Sonata No.5 in As-dur, D.557
05 - I. Allegro moderato
06 - II. Andante
07 - III. Allegro

Piano Sonata No.14 in a-moll, D.784
08 - I. Allegro giusto
09 - II. Andante
10 - III. Allegro vivace