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Tue 22 Sept · 19:30 · £18
Elisabeth Leonskaja’s recording of the complete works of Schubert stands among the finest in the catalogue. ‘No question about it,’ notes Gramophone , ‘Leonskaja’s Schubert … should provide you with a lifetime’s worth of musical nourishment.’ The esteemed Austrian pianist opens her recital with the 20-year-old composer’s Piano Sonata in B, a delightful companion to the poetic nuances of his four late Impromptus D935. Post-interval, she turns to the radiant charm and playfulness of the sonata Schubert composed during a summer visit to the spa town of Bad Gastein.
