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Schubert - Impromptu in A flat major, D935 No. 2
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Instrumental » Piano Solos » Impromptus
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Steven Osborne is perhaps the outstanding British pianist of his generation, certainly one of the most versatile and adventurous…where Osborne excels is in his grasp of structure - if anyone... — More…
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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a rewardingly mature, un-egotistical approach to the eight Impromptus, some of the composer’s most profound music. Lu is very much attuned to the way in which Schubert creates overarching structures,... — More…
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His playing is stunningly beautiful with some wonderful varied timbres, particularly when the music modulates to distant keys…There are brilliant moments, too, in Hamelin’s performance of the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2018, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 12th May 2018, Recording of the Week
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[Schiff] shows how [the fortepiano's] muted, delicate sound can transform Schubert for modern listeners. Two of the piano sonatas, the G Major, D894, and the late B Flat, D960, speak to us as... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Instrumental Finalist
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2015, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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International Classical Music Awards, 2016, Winner - Instrumental
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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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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His playing of everything here is exemplary; if one were ever tempted to say a recording was 'definitive' then this is the time...Playing such as Lewis's expands and extends my ideas about what... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2012, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Historical
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Sokolov’s manner in Haydn is pointed and detaché, which recalls a harpsichord, but his use of rubato is Romantic, and his dynamic shading takes advantage of the piano’s capacities. This amalgam... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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