Schubert: Schwanengesang; Piano Sonata D960 – review

Matthias Goerne/Christoph Eschenbach(Harmonia Mundi)This is the sixth release in Matthias Goerne's Schubert series for Harmonia Mundi, and the second in which he has been accompanied by Christoph Eschenbach. There may be some logic to pairing Schubert's final collection of songs with his last piano sonata, but it is only superficial, and there is no reason at all why Goerne's performances of the 13 songs of Schwanengesang could not have been released on their own, particularly when Eschenbach's ...

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