Nikolayeva - Tatiana Nikolayeva
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, Op.28 'Pastoral'
I: Allegro. II: Andante. III: Scherzo e Trio: Allegro vivace. IV: Rondo: Allegro, ma non troppo.
Franz Schubert Piano Sonata No.21 in B flat major, D960
I: Molto moderato. II: Andante sostenuto. III: Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza - Trio. IV: Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto.
Impromptu No.3 in G flat major, D899
Tatiana Nikolayeva piano
Recorded: BBC Studios, London, 18 January 1993 (Beethoven)
BBC Studios, Glasgow, 9 December 1991 (Schubert)
This is a wholly individual account of the 'Pastoral' Sonata, one to be treasured and admired on its own merits. The Schubert, however, is the gem of this release...this is a reading that deserves classic status...fire underlies the first movement...contrasts are heightened, with some of Schubert's writing emerging as distinctly angular - and indeed, forward-looking - in outlook...there is beauty aplenty, but never for its own sake. Colin Clarke, Classicalsource
