from Schubert: Piano Sonatas D613, 784 & 960 (CDA67027) 1 Allegro giusto [13'14] 21 minutes 23 seconds 3 tracks2 Andante [3'26] 3 Allegro vivace [4'43] ‘His moving performance of the B flat Sonata, marked throughout by refined, discerning pianism and an uncommonly subtle ear for texture … Hough seeks out the music’s inwardness and fragility, its ... ‘The recording is of exemplary clarity, warmth and truthfulness’ (Gramophone) ‘Especially sensitive in its uncertain switching between laughter and tears, a typically Schubertian trait reflected in Hough’s outstandingly delicate touch and his natural phrasing … these are p ... |