Disc. 1

1. Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, D850 - I. Allegro

2. II. Con moto

3. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

4. IV. Rondo. Allegro moderato

5. Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D894 - I. Molto moderato e cantabile

6. II. Andante

7. III. Menuetto. Allegro moderato

8. IV. Allegretto

Disc. 2

1. Franz Schubert: Impromptus, D899 - I. Allegro molto moderato

2. II. Allegro

3. III. Andante mosso

4. IV. Allegretto

5. Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major, D840 - I. Moderato

6. II. Andante

7. Franz Schubert: Klavierstucke, D946 - I. Allegro assai. Andante. Andantino

8. II. Allegretto

9. III. Allegro

슈베르트 : 피아노 소나타 D.840 ‘유물’, D.850, D.894 ‘환상곡’, 즉흥곡 D.899, 피아노 소품 D.946 (2CD)
연주 : 폴 루이스(피아노)
전 세계의 주목을 한 몸에 받고 있는 폴 루이스의 슈베르트 피아노 작품집이 드디어 발매되었다. 많은 사람들이 기다리던 그의 마지막 슈베르트 독주곡집 이후 7년 만으로 현재 세계 주요 무대에서 슈베르트 리사이틀을 진행 중이어서 기대가 더욱 크다. 브렌델의 제자답게 디테일에 대한 세심한 처리와 영롱한 터치는 여전하며, 과도한 감정의 몰입 없이 담백하고 소박하게 노래하는 슈베르트를 그려내고 있다. 미묘한 뉘앙스의 섬세한 표현과 시정을 잃지 않는 충분한 표정, 잘 다듬어진 온기 있는 음색으로 표현되는 그의 슈베르트는 그야말로 매혹적이다. Amazon.com 클래식 - 발매 직후 실내악 부문 7위 (HMC90211516)


Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major, D840 'Reliquie'
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, D850
Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D894
4 Impromptus, D899
Klavierstücke (3), D946

Gramophone Magazine Disc of the Month - February 2012


The Guardian 3rd November 2011 ****
“As Lewis's legions of admirers would expect, they are all superbly well played, with the same clarity and careful attention to every detail that is also lavished on the Four Impromptus of D899 and the three very late piano pieces D946. Unlike some of Lewis's more recent Beethoven performances, there's nothing over emphatic here... It's a fine, thoughtful set.”


The Daily Telegraph 18th November 2011
“Lewis’s mature insight into the workings and emotional characteristics of these works lends his interpretations particular power and depth, not just in the sonatas but also in the impromptus and the late Klavierstücke as well. Considered thought always seems to support and nourish Lewis’s performances, and here his instincts animate the music absorbingly.”


The Sunday Telegraph 20th November 2011
“Lewis’s Beethoven sonatas placed him firmly in the company of great contemporary pianists. In Schubert, too, his graceful phrasing and command of dynamic contrasts are equally impressive. His magisterial account of the C major Sonata (D840) challenges all other recorded interpretations with its combination of head and heart.”


BBC Music Mgazine January 2012 ****
“I enjoyed every moment of these two superbly recorded discs...These are model accounts, in which Lewis, clearly a modest man, is intent on keeping himself out of the picture...I would like to hear more of him, and I'm sure Schubert would feel the same...When Schubert is being mysterious yet somehow simple, as in the unfinished so-called 'Reliquie' Sonata, Lewis's reticence is ideal. If he is open to criticism at all, it is only at the most exalted level.”


Gramophone February 2012
“every now and again a recording comes along that makes you want to dance in the street, handing out copies to complete strangers. This is one of those instances...Time and again, you marvel at the confidence and sureness of Lewis's playing, combined with the finesse and musicality that he has always displayed. It's the kind of playing, in fact, where comparisons cease to matter....An undoubted contender for the 2012 Awards.”