Schubert: Impromptus Opp.90 & 142

by Mitsuko Uchida

Type: Album
Released: 1 January 1997
Label: Decca
Country: Japan
Length: 1:06:19
Community rating: 4.35/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Uchida pairs the two sets of Schubert impromptus, D. 899 and D. 935, in readings shaped by her parallel authority in Mozart and the Second Viennese School. Schubert wrote both sets in 1827, and the second was published only after his death.

Genres

Romanticism

Descriptors: piano, melodic, delicate, atmospheric, ballad

Tracklist

4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 1 in C Minor: Allegro molto moderato (9:45)
4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 2 in E-Flat Major: Allegro (4:45)
4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major: Andante (5:43)
4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 4 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto (8:06)
4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 1 in F Minor: Allegro moderato (11:12)
4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto (8:06)
4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 3 in B-Flat Major: Theme (Andante) with Variations (12:00)
4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 4 in F Minor: Allegro scherzando (6:41)