Llyr Williams: Schubert 5 - COMPACT DISCS

Llyr Williams: Schubert 5 - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Schubert 5

Artist:

Llyr Williams

Label:

Signum Classics

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

635212083529

Genre:

Classical

Release Date:

2020-04-03

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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