Schubert: Piano Sonatas

Abc classics launches its new australian masters series with a 3cd collection featuring tessa birnie's legendary interpretation of schubert's b-flat major piano sonata and ground-breaking performance of beethoven's moonlight sonata in the lower key of b minor. Regarded as one of the world's foremost interpreters of schubert, new zealand-born australia-based birnie was a profound musical thinker as well as a virtuoso and these recorded performances capture many of the highlights from her 40-year career.

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Schubert, Franz : Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 40 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 09/1828

Schubert, Franz : Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 27 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: ?1823-28

Schubert, Franz : Sonata for Piano in E major, D 459 [fragment]

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 25 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 08/1816

Schubert, Franz : Sonata for Piano in C major, D 840 "Reliquie"

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 24 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 04/1825

Schubert, Franz : Allegretto for Piano in C minor, D 915

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 05/24/1827

Schubert, Franz : Minuet & Trio for piano in A major, D. 334

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1816

Schubert, Franz : Adagio for piano in D flat major, D. 505 (Op. posth. 145/1)

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1816

Schubert, Franz : Waltzes (12), Ländler (17) and Écossaises (9) for piano, D. 145 (Op. 18) :: Seventeen Ländler

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1815-1821

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Notes: Royal Festival Hall, London, England (07/28/1991-07/30/1991)
Running Time: 16 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1801

Field, John : Nocturne for Piano in B flat major

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1817

Chopin, Frédéric : Mazurka for piano no 47 in A minor, Op. 68/2, CT. 97

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: circa 1827

Brahms, Johannes : Variations (11) for Piano on an Original Theme, Set 1, Op. 21

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 16 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1857

Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen, Op. 15

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 16 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838

Fauré, Gabriel : Romances sans paroles (3) for piano, Op. 17 :: no 1

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1863

Debussy, Claude : Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117 :: no 9. La sérénade interrompue (The Interrupted Serenade)

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1907-1910

Debussy, Claude : Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123 :: no 5. Bruyères (Heather)

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1910-1912

Debussy, Claude : Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123 :: no 6. General Lavine - eccentric

Performer: Tessa Birnie (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1910-1912

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