Schubert : Sonates pour piano. Wosner.

Piano International (Jan, 2012)
After the success of his debut solo album with Onyx (a juxtaposition of works by Brahms and Schoenberg, highlighted as an IP Choice disc in Nov/Dec 2010, issue 4), Shai Wosner’s next move has been hotly anticipated by the piano world. For his follow-up recording, Wosner has chosen to focus on works by Schubert that incorporate elements of folk music. The C major sonata (D840, ‘Reliquie’) is performed with a powerful touch that is, dare I say, far too heavy-handed, at least for this writer’s tastes. The extreme dynamics are impressive, but the regularly thunderous fortissimos seem misplaced. The Six German Dances and Hungarian Melody, however, are simply delightful: lilting, …