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Schubert - Impromptu in E flat major, D899 No. 2
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Instrumental » Piano Solos » Impromptus
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There are moments when the music seems to call for a grandeur which this instrument can't produce, but with this recording Schubert's pianistic world is fundamentally transformed. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th April 2019
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Record Review, 20th April 2019, Record of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2019, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2019, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2019
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Recording of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Solo Music
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2019
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spaciousness is [not] the most surprising aspect here…more challenging to many ears will be the steadiness of the E flat Impromptu and the liberally applied hesitations of the A flat. Allied... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th January 2016
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Lu allows himself a generous amount of time, each Impromptu clocking in significantly slower than they do with other major pianists.
That said, it would be hard to imagine the time better spent.... — -
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Building a Library, April 2014, First Choice
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Building A Library, October 2023, Recommended Recording - D935
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I enjoyed every moment of these two superbly recorded discs...These are model accounts, in which Lewis, clearly a modest man, is intent on keeping himself out of the picture...I would like to... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st October 2011
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Instrumental
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2012, Disc of the Month
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This is Schubert as a natural Romantic, rather than as a Classic straining at the leash. Which makes the transition to Chopin easy and natural. —
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If you are looking for a single disc that includes all eight impromptus played on a fortepiano, I feel confident recommending this new release from Brautigam, and I look forward to hearing more... —
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The uncanny, shimmering half-lights of "Catacombs", the bustle of the "Market Place at Limoges" and the majestic expanse of "The Great Gate of Kiev" show the dynamic range and perception of... —
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Building a Library, July 2002, Historic Choice
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