Browse: Schubert - Klavierstück in E flat minor, D946 No. 1

You won’t be surprised to learn there’s nothing musically flashy or flippant here; no bumble bees flying, for instance. Instead Schiff has put each of his sonata programmes under the microscope... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Among the sonatas, perhaps he’s most at home in the Dmajor D850, where he conveys the sweep of the unusually quick and energetic opening movement admirably. He’s very good in that early B major... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

This is a monumental performance [of the Wanderer] and brings together sensitive phrasing and formidable technical skill...the camera-work is well-judged, with a variety of close-up and panning... — MusicWeb International, 29th August 2013 More…

Taken as a whole, the set is a bit uneven: there are mighty performances of the later sonatas that sweep all before them, and accounts of some of the earlier works that seem prissy and over-manicured,... — The Guardian, 5th January 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…