Alexei Volodin at Sommets Musicaux de GstaadDavid Karlin, 7th February
The fact that Schubert’s four D.899 piano pieces are called “Impromptus” can seem incongruous: after all, they are formally structured pieces which are carefully scored with great subtlety, and performing them has little to do with spur-of-the-moment improvisation.
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