Schubert: Impromptus D899 Moments Musicaux D780

Alexandre Tharaud

"He penetrated to the heart of the beauties and abysses of this music," wrote "The Guardian" in 2014 about Alexandre Tharaud's interpretation of Schubert's "Impromptus" at London's Wigmore Hall. Now the pianist has recorded the "Impromptus", together with two other works by Franz Schubert: the six piano pieces "Moments musicaux" and the pianist's own piano arrangement of the incidental music for "Rosamunde". Alexandre Tharaud proves himself to be a master of transcription; under his fingers, the originally orchestral incidental music is transformed into a piano sonata bursting with ideas The "Impromptus" and "Moments musicaux", on the other hand, are among Schubert's best-known compositions for piano. Dramatic and multi-layered, the two works depict the fullness of early Romantic expression and his torn emotional world. They were composed at the height of the composer's mastery, who died much too early, only a few years before his death. This is the first album that Alexandre Tharaud has dedicated entirely to the music of Franz Schubert. Cineastes will probably already have Alexandre Tharaud in mind when they hear the sounds of Schubert's "Impromptus": In Michael Haneke's award-winning 2012 film "Amour", the pianist played a supporting character and also recorded the film music, including several works by Schubert.

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