Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata

This disc is amazing too.

It plays a very nice sonata with its intended dead (as in latin) instrument, and its contemporary companion. These are the arpeggione a fretted, bowed, 6-string instrument, and the famous pianoforte which evolved into modern pianos.
I have to say that Rostropovich's interpretation is fantastic (as noted in earlier posts), but the charm of this historic recording is amazing. Very hard to find, indeed.

Along with the arpeggione sonata come the variations for flute and pianoforte "Trockne Blumen". I will omit comments on it, as it did not impress me.

Constructors:
Arpeggione: Anton Mitteis, mid s.XIX
Flute: Matheus Schrafft, 1830
Fortepiano: Joseph Brodmann, Vienna ca.1810





Name Key Catalogue Musicians Observations
Sonata für Arpeggione D.821 Klaus Storek, arpeggione
Alfons Kontarsky, fortepiano
Trockne Blumen D.802 Hans-Martin Linde, flute
Alfons Kontarsky, fortepiano

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