Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Ländler (4) for piano, 4 hands, D. 814: No. 1 in E flat
2. Ländler (4) for piano, 4 hands, D. 814: No. 2 in A flat
3. Ländler (4) for piano, 4 hands, D. 814: No. 3 in C minor
4. Ländler (4) for piano, 4 hands, D. 814: No. 4 in A flat
5. Fantasia for piano, 4 hands in F minor, D. 940 (Op. 103): Allegro molto moderato -
6. Fantasia for piano, 4 hands in F minor, D. 940 (Op. 103): Largo
7. Fantasia for piano, 4 hands in F minor, D. 940 (Op. 103): Allegro vivace
8. Allegro for piano, 4 hands in A minor ('Lebensstürme'), D. 947 (Op. posth. 144)
9. Divertissement for piano, 4 hands, in E minor ('à la française'), D. 823 (Op. 84/1 & 2, Op. 63/1): 1. Divertissement en forme d'une m
10. Divertissement for piano, 4 hands, in E minor ('à la française'), D. 823 (Op. 84/1 & 2, Op. 63/1): 2. Andantino varié: Andante
11. Divertissement for piano, 4 hands, in E minor ('à la française'), D. 823 (Op. 84/1 & 2, Op. 63/1): 3. Rondeau brillant: Allegretto

Disc 2:

1. Divertissement à la hongroise for piano, 4 hands in G minor, D. 818 (Op. 54): 1. Andante
2. Divertissement à la hongroise for piano, 4 hands in G minor, D. 818 (Op. 54): 2. Marcia - Trio
3. Divertissement à la hongroise for piano, 4 hands in G minor, D. 818 (Op. 54): 3. Allegretto
4. Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major ('Grand Duo'), D. 812 (Op. posth. 140): 1. Allegro moderato
5. Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major ('Grand Duo'), D. 812 (Op. posth. 140): 2. Andante
6. Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major ('Grand Duo'), D. 812 (Op. posth. 140): 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
7. Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major ('Grand Duo'), D. 812 (Op. posth. 140): 4. Allegro vivace

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #160458 in Music
• Brand: Eschenbach
• Released on: 2006-11-21
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Customer Reviews

The right place to start with the Eschenbach-Franz duo
For along time the discs of Schubert four-hand music from partners Eschenbach and Franz set the standard in this repertoire. Major labels rarely recorded this wonderful music, and here were two major pianists doing it full justice. Or almost. Now EMi has give us two bargain Gemini twofers taken from the original Lps. This is the twofer to start with, I think, since it contains the great Fantasy in F minor, the Divertissement Hongroise, and the Grand Duo, all among the true masterpieces Schubert wrote for this combination.

I wouldn't discourage anyone from buying these recordings instantly, but if you pick and choose, there are better recordings now. Topping the list are Benjamin Britten and Sviatoslav Richter in live performances from the Aldeburgh Festival in the Sixties, incomparable in musical terms. There's ARthur Schnable and his son Karl Ulrich on historic EMI reccccordings, and very recently a live arnegie Hall recital featuring James Levine and Evgeny Kissin. Compared to all these, the duo of Eschenbach and Franz, though on a high plane, cannot quite scale the summit.

ATTENTION SCHUBERTIANS!--FIRST CLASS WORK...
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2006 brand new (re)release by EMI of these essentially Schubertian masterworks for piano four hands.

Wonderful art, reasonable price.

Highly recommended.
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