Llyr Williams: Schubert 7 - COMPACT DISCS

Description

Title: Schubert 7

Artist: Llyr Williams

Label: Signum Classics

Product Type: COMPACT DISCS

UPC: 635212083727

Genre: Classical

Release Date: 2020-06-05

Number of Discs: 1

“”In a word I feel myself the most unhappy and wretched creature in the world. Imagine a man whose health will never be right again, and who in sheer despair over this ever makes things worse and worse instead of better… but I have tried my hand at several instrumental things… in fact, I intend to pave the way towards a grand symphony in this manner.”” These extracts from a letter of 1824 epitomize to me the paradox of Schubert, the manic-depressive composer. On the one hand his music has that world-weary element of profound grief – ”the most wretched creature in the world” – and on the other a life-affirming exuberance bordering on the manic that characterizes the Wanderer-Fantasie and parts of the D major sonata D.850. Here, Llyr Williams plays a collection of Schubert solo piano works across a series of releases, once again showing why he is one of the most diverse and extraordinary pianists performing today.

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