Franz Schubert: Impromptus & Dances <BR> BRIDGE 9327WQXR "Featured Album of the Week" Schubert, we are told in the reminiscences of his friends, did not dance. But he was always happy to play the piano for dancing in the convivial atmosphere of gatherings of friends, and was considered to have a real gift for it. In all he composed more than 400 short dance works, of which 39 (Waltzes and Lndler), are performed on this disc by the brilliant pianist Vassily Primakov. In addition to dance pieces,

and I recommend it over Chandos’ less alluringly engineered version

a point illustrated by the fact that this recording of his Symphony No

“The performances are truly eloquent and Bridge’s production values are high

Sonata #14

The recorded sound

WoO (posth) (guitar solo)

This easily is the finest release in Ohlsson's ongoing Beethoven cycle

Both orchestras cope well with the demands made on them

Pablo Rieppi

it needs live performance

who play it here with both technical and emotional aplomb

This is the American pianist's third volume devoted to these fascinating works (the first two were released under her former name