Schubert's last works for piano are rich in emotional content and in the way his writing suits the piano simply and yet, with sophistication. Oleg Marshev combines Schubert's last sonata, in B flat major, D. 960, with the three Klavierstücke, D. 946. Marshev has a consistent, rounded tone that works incredibly well at any dynamic level, so that those frequent passages of repeated chords never become too harsh and pounding, nor do they run together in a mushy paste. It allows him to concentrate on the melody lines and ...
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Schubert's last works for piano are rich in emotional content and in the way his writing suits the piano simply and yet, with sophistication. Oleg Marshev combines Schubert's last sonata, in B flat major, D. 960, with the three Klavierstücke, D. 946. Marshev has a consistent, rounded tone that works incredibly well at any dynamic level, so that those frequent passages of repeated chords never become too harsh and pounding, nor do they run together in a mushy paste. It allows him to concentrate on the melody lines and textures, demonstrating Schubert's complete understanding of the instrument. Marshev's emotional response to the Sonata is along similar lines. There isn't too much of the intense emoting or foreshadowing of death that is often heard in the opening Molto moderato. He lets the melodies speak for themselves. The second movement has a beautiful stillness that gives the impression of Marshev playing close to the keyboard and without any excessive energy, while the third movement has the weight...
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