Brendel's 1987 recording of D784 was the Building a Library first choice. However as that is available only as part of a very large box set, this alternative is also recommended. This is the version preferred by Brendel himself.
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Schubert: Piano Sonata #14 In A Minor, D 784 - 1. Allegro Giusto
Schubert: Piano Sonata #14 In A Minor, D 784 - 2. Andante
Schubert: Piano Sonata #14 In A Minor, D 784 - 3. Allegro Vivace
Schubert: Piano Sonata In C, D 840 - 1. Moderato
Schubert: Piano Sonata In C, D 840 - 2. Andante
Schubert: Piano Sonata #18 In G, D 894 - 1. Molto Moderato E Cantabile
Schubert: Piano Sonata #18 In G, D 894 - 2. Andante
Schubert: Piano Sonata #18 In G, D 894 - 3. Menuetto: Allegro Moderato
Schubert: Piano Sonata #18 In G, D 894 - 4. Allegretto
Schubert: Piano Sonata In A, D 959 - 1. Allegro
Schubert: Piano Sonata In A, D 959 - 2. Andantino
Schubert: Piano Sonata In A, D 959 - 3. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
Schubert: Piano Sonata In A, D 959 - 4. Rondo: Allegretto
Schubert: Piano Sonata In B Flat, D 960 - 1. Molto Moderato
Schubert: Piano Sonata In B Flat, D 960 - 2. Andante Sostenuto
Schubert: Piano Sonata In B Flat, D 960 - 3. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace Con Delicatezza
Schubert: Piano Sonata In B Flat, D 960 - 4. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
March 2006
“Brendel believes Schubert is 'mysteriously episodic', but doesn’t play him that way. Architecture is re-created by scanning ahead… and by binding movements together through tempi that relate to one another. Weaknesses fall by the wayside. Not, though, the melancholic songfulness that is an indisputable part of Schubert. It is heard in, say, the B major Trio or the slow movement of D960, but shorn of the lachrymose bleating that some pianists think necessary.”
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Schubert: Piano Sonata #14 In A Minor, D 784 - 1. Allegro Giusto
