Piano Sonata in B flat major, D960 (Schubert)
from Schubert: Piano Sonatas D613, 784 & 960 (CDA67027)
1 Molto moderato [19'57]
2 Andante sostenuto [10'32]
3 Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza – Trio – Scherzo [4'10]
4 Allegro ma non troppo – Presto [8'40]
43 minutes 19 seconds 4 tracks
‘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 ...