Schubert / Birnie,Tessa Schubert: Pno Sonatas D960 / 459 & 840 CD

ABC classics launches it's new Australian masters series with a 3 CD 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.

1. 1. Molto Moderato 2. 2. Andante Sostenuto 3. 3. Scherzo - Allegro Vivace Con Delicatezza 4. 4. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 5. 1. Moderato (C Major) 6. 2. Andantino (A Flat Major) 7. 3. Allegro Moderato (F minor) 8. 4. Moderato (C Sharp minor) 9. 5. Allegro (F minor) 10. 6. Allegretto (A Flat Major) 11. 1. Allegro Moderato 12. 2. Scherzo (Allegro) 13. 3. Adagio 14. 4. Scherzo - Trio (Allegro) 15. 5. Allegro Patetico 16. 1. Moderato 17. 2. Andante 18. Seventeen L?ñNdler 19. 1. Adagio Sostenuto 20. 2. Allegretto - Trio 21. 3. Presto Agitato 22. 1. Von Fremden L?ñNdern Und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and People) 23. 2. Curiose Geschichte (Curious Story) 24. 3. Hasche-Mann (Blind Man's Bluff) 25. 4. Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child) 26. 5. Gl??Ckes Genug (Perfectly Contented) 27. 6. Wichtige Begebenheit (Important Event) 28. 7. Tr?ñUmerei (Reverie) 29. 8. Am Camin (At the Fireside) 30. 9. Ritter Vom Steckenpferd (Rocking Horse Knight) 31. 10. Fast Zu Ernst (Almost Too Serious) 32. 11. F??Chtenmachen (Frightening) 33. 12. Kind I'm Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep) 34. 13. Der Dichter Spricht (The Poet Speaks) 35. No. 1 36. No. 9. La S??R??Nade Interrompue (The Interrupted Serenade) 37. No. 5. Bruy?¿Res (Heather) 38. No. 6. General Lavine - Eccentric