Schubert: The Complete Piano Sonatas Elisabeth Leonskaja

• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Piano Sonata No. 1 in E Major, D. 157:
• 1 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 1 in E Major, D. 157: I. Allegro ma non troppo 08:10
• 2 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 1 in E Major, D. 157: II. Andante 07:35
• 3 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 1 in E Major, D. 157: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace - Trio 04:32
• Piano Sonata No. 6 in E Minor, D. 566:
• 4 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 6 in E Minor, D. 566: I. Moderato 05:56
• 5 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 6 in E Minor, D. 566: II. Allegretto 07:41
• Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 164, D. 537:
• 6 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 164, D. 537: I. Allegro ma non troppo 10:57
• 7 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 164, D. 537: Allegretto quasi andantino 06:47
• 8 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 164, D. 537: III. Allegro vivace 05:10
• Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, D. 279:
• 9 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, D. 279: I. Allegro moderato 08:04
• 10 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, D. 279: II. Andante 05:50
• 11 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, D. 279: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace - Trio 03:44
• 12 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, D. 279: IV. Allegretto, D. 346 (Compl. Tirimo) 08:10
• Piano Sonata No. 3 in E Major, D. 459:
• 13 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 3 in E Major, D. 459: I. Allegro moderato 06:30
• 14 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 3 in E Major, D. 459: II. Scherzo. Allegro 05:21
• 15 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 3 in E Major, D. 459: III. Adagio 06:40
• 16 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 3 in E Major, D. 459: IV. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio. Più tardo 03:56
• 17 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 3 in E Major, D. 459: V. Allegro patetico 07:42
• Piano Sonata No. 5 in A-Flat Major, D. 557:
• 18 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 5 in A-Flat Major, D. 557: I. Allegro moderato 03:58
• 19 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 5 in A-Flat Major, D. 557: II. Andante 04:25
• 20 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 5 in A-Flat Major, D. 557: III. Allegro 06:51
• Piano Sonata No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 122, D. 568:
• 21 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 122, D. 568: I. Allegro moderato 09:59
• 22 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 122, D. 568: II. Andante molto 07:04
• 23 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 122, D. 568: III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio 04:32
• 24 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 122, D. 568: IV. Allegro moderato 09:48
• Piano Sonata No. 9 in B Major, Op. Posth. 147, D. 575:
• 25 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 9 in B Major, Op. Posth. 147, D. 575: I. Allegro ma non troppo 08:00
• 26 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 9 in B Major, Op. Posth. 147, D. 575: II. Andante 06:04
• 27 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 9 in B Major, Op. Posth. 147, D. 575: III. Scherzo. Allegretto - Trio 05:30
• 28 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 9 in B Major, Op. Posth. 147, D. 575: IV. Allegro giusto 04:33
• Piano Sonata No. 11 in F Minor, D. 625:
• 29 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 11 in F Minor, D. 625: I. Allegro 09:01
• 30 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 11 in F Minor, D. 625: II. Scherzo. Allegretto - Trio 06:00
• 31 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 11 in F Minor, D. 625: III. Adagio, D. 505 04:15
• 32 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 11 in F Minor, D. 625: IV. Allegro 05:48
• Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major, Op. Posth. 120, D. 664:
• 33 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major, Op. Posth. 120, D. 664: I. Allegro moderato 11:59
• 34 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major, Op. Posth. 120, D. 664: II. Andante 04:38
• 35 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major, Op. Posth. 120, D. 664: III. Allegro 07:39
• Fantasie in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760 "Wanderer-Fantasie":
• 36 Schubert: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760 "Wanderer-Fantasie": I. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo 06:02
• 37 Schubert: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760 "Wanderer-Fantasie": II. Adagio 06:14
• 38 Schubert: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760 "Wanderer-Fantasie": III. Presto 05:27
• 39 Schubert: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760 "Wanderer-Fantasie": IV. Allegro 03:51
• Piano Sonata No. 14 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 143, D. 784 "Grande sonate":
• 40 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 14 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 143, D. 784 "Grande sonate": I. Allegro giusto 12:28
• 41 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 14 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 143, D. 784 "Grande sonate": II. Andante 04:21
• 42 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 14 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 143, D. 784 "Grande sonate": III. Allegro vivace 05:46
• Piano Sonata No. 18 in G Major, Op. 78, D. 894:
• 43 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G Major, Op. 78, D. 894: I. Molto moderato e cantabile 20:13
• 44 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G Major, Op. 78, D. 894: II. Andante 09:14
• 45 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G Major, Op. 78, D. 894: III. Menuetto. Allegro moderato - Trio 04:56
• 46 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G Major, Op. 78, D. 894: IV. Allegretto 09:07
• Piano Sonata No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 42, D. 845:
• 47 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 42, D. 845: I. Moderato 11:31
• 48 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 42, D. 845: II. Andante poco moto 13:00
• 49 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 42, D. 845: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. Un poco più lento 07:51
• 50 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 42, D. 845: IV. Rondo. Allegro vivace 05:46
• Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Major, Op. 53, D. 850 "Gasteiner":
• 51 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Major, Op. 53, D. 850 "Gasteiner": I. Allegro vivace 09:44
• 52 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Major, Op. 53, D. 850 "Gasteiner": II. Con moto 13:39
• 53 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Major, Op. 53, D. 850 "Gasteiner": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio 10:10
• 54 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Major, Op. 53, D. 850 "Gasteiner": IV. Rondo. Allegro moderato 08:05
• Piano Sonata No. 15 in C Major, D. 840 "Reliquie":
• 55 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 15 in C Major, D. 840 "Reliquie": I. Moderato 16:19
• 56 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 15 in C Major, D. 840 "Reliquie": II. Andante 09:11
• Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959:
• 57 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: I. Allegro 16:42
• 58 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: II. Andantino 07:41
• 59 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 04:55
• 60 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: IV. Rondo. Allegretto 12:27
• Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, D. 958:
• 61 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, D. 958: I. Allegro 11:54
• 62 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, D. 958: II. Adagio 08:14
• 63 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, D. 958: III. Menuetto. Allegro - Trio 04:02
• 64 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, D. 958: IV. Allegro 09:37
• Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960:
• 65 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: I. Molto moderato 22:31
• 66 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: II. Andante sostenuto 09:36
• 67 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza 04:38
• 68 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: IV. Allegro ma non troppo 08:56
• Total Runtime 09:06:57

Info for Schubert: The Complete Piano Sonatas

"Bei ihr bricht manchmal die Sonne hinter den Wolken hervor und taucht die Klänge in ein friedliches, warmes Licht, in dem jedes Motiv, jede Phrase eine klare Kontur gewinnt. Und manchmal scheint die Musik in einer tänzerischen Leichtigkeit zu schweben, ohne dass die Träne, die sich in Schuberts Musik immer mit dem Lächeln mischt, ganz versiegt. Großartig!" (Die Bühne)

„Keine Frage, Leonskajas Schubert bei Warner (ihre Schubert-Aufnahmen für Teldec sind ganz anders) sollte Ihnen ein Leben lang musikalische Nahrung bieten, und der Klang ist nach wie vor hervorragend.“ (Gramophone)

"Schubert mit bemerkenswerter symphonischer Bandbreite und klanglicher Plastizität!" (Diapason)

Elisabeth Leonskaja, Klavier

Elisabeth Leonskaja
has long been among the most celebrated pianists of our times. In a world dominated by commercial media, she has remained true to herself and to music, in the tradition of great Russian musicians such as David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels. Like them, she has always stood for the quintessence of music even under the most difficult political conditions. And like them, she has never been interested in showy appearances. On stage, however, she overwhelms the audience with the power of the music; this has been the substance and the goal of her life.

Born into a Russian family in Tbilisi, Elisabeth Leonskaja gave her first concerts at the age of eleven. While still a student at the Moscow Conservatory, she won prizes at major international piano competitions, including the Enescu Prize, the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition and the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Prize. Her musical development was decisively influenced by her collaboration with Sviatoslav Richter who recognized her exceptional talent and encouraged her by inviting her to play duo concerts with him. This musical and personal friendship continued until Richter’s death in 1997.

Leonskaja left the Soviet Union in 1978 and made Vienna her home. Since then, she has performed as soloist with the world’s finest orchestras and has worked with many renowned conductors. She is a regular guest at numerous international festivals, such as the Wiener Festwochen, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Schuertiade Schwarzenberg, the Spring Festival Tokyo and the December Nights in Moscow. Her name is also to be found among international recitalists in the most prominent piano series of major musical centers oft he world from Paris to Vienna to Melbourne.

In addition to her many solo engagements, chamber music remains an important part of her work. She has performed many times with string quartets, such as the Belcea, Borodin Artemis and Jerusalem quartets. She also had a longstanding musical friendship with the Alban Berg Quartet, and their piano quintet recordings are legendary.

Numerous LPs and CDs bear witness to the pianist’s high artistic level, and her recordings have repeatedly been awarded prizes. The most recent appeared on eaSonus (www.easonus.com). “Paris”, with works by Ravel, Enescu and Debussy, was named the Solo Recording of the Year 2014 by the ICMA Jury. “Saudade”, an homage to Russian culture with works by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff, was released in November 2017. A complete recording of Franz Schubert’s piano sonatas in two volumes of four CDs each has been available since April 2016 and May 2019 respectively. A double-CD with variations and sonatas by Robert Schumann followed in January 2020.

In her second homeland, Austria, Elisabeth Leonskaja is an honorary member of the Vienna Konzerthaus. In 2006 she was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, First Class, for her outstanding service to the culture of the country. It is the highest award in Austria. In Georgia, she was named Priestess of Art in 2016, this country’s highest artistic honor. In 2020 she received the International Classical Music (ICMA) Lifetime Achievement Award.

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