Это поистине великолепное исполнение сложнейшей, одной из трёх последних Сонат, в них завещание гениального Шуберта! Пианист развёртывает перед нами истинную Симфонию, охватывает весь многообразный мир Шуберта: от триумфальных возглашений славы жизненным силам в начале 1 части и в заключении финалы - и до самых интимных трагедийных настроений 2 части, а также мира игры в скерцо! Впечатляет редкостная способность Аркадия Володося петь на рояле, одушевлять каждую фразу, произносить её по-своему и в то же время сохранять ясность и стройность развёртывания целого! Вспоминается мысль Леонарда Бернстайна о том, что 18 месяцев мнжду смертью Бетховена и Шуберта -- лучшее время в истории музыки!!!
Thank you Nick! Volodos will come to Zurich on March 15 2018 playing D960 this time! Such a privilege to listen to the last two Schubert sonatas played by this great and humble pianist and man!!
I was one of the fortunate audience at La Roque D'Antheron who heard him play this and D960 live this summer (2017). A miracle of pianism and exquisite musicianship. Thank you for posting this.
There used to be recordings of Volodos playing Schumann's Papillons and Scriabin's Fantasie Op. 28 on RU-vid. Do you still have those? P.S. How is it possible to produce this kind of sound? He's the only one who has this ability.
It's great, but I wouldn't say it's a superior interpretation to this live version. Some passages of the first movement, I like better in this version. The tempo of the Andantino I like better on the CD... On the whole, I find the CD version more precise and at the same time more restrained. And the three minuets are impressive. I'm not really happy however with the recording quality, the sound seems a bit muffled, don't you think?
Nick Bottom I had the same feeling about the recording quality but after listening a few times it gets better I think. His playing in the live version is more romantic and feels less restrained. But on the cd it’s more intimate. I think it just shows how versatile he is. I do think it’s a bit weird that he wanted this interpretation as his definitive version. The andante is really amazing.
Yeah rather unfortunate... I'm also a little surprised he chose this version for the album. I feel it could be just a tiny little bit freer and more expressive, even though he's obviously quite expressive already. But I remember a live version of the G major sonata about which you could say the same: it was not as precise as the version he went on to record and publish, but a bit more lively. I guess he takes a more conservative approach when choosing the final takes.
