℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
| Released | December 2, 2022 |
| Duration | 1h 20m 01s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical |
Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 784 & 959
Eric Lu
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959
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1.1
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I. Allegro
Franz Schubert; Eric Lu |
18:25 | |||
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1.2
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II. Andantino
Franz Schubert; Eric Lu |
9:29 | |||
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1.3
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III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) - Trio (Un poco più lento)
Franz Schubert; Eric Lu |
5:58 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Rondo (Allegretto)
Franz Schubert; Eric Lu |
13:58 | |||
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1.5
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Allegretto in C Minor, D. 915
Franz Schubert; Eric Lu |
6:16 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in A Minor, Op. posth. 143, D. 784 "Grande Sonate"
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1.6
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I. Allegro giusto
Franz Schubert; Eric Lu |
15:12 | |||
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1.7
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II. Andante
Franz Schubert; Eric Lu |
4:44 | |||
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1.8
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III. Allegro vivace
Franz Schubert; Eric Lu |
5:59 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Lu’s album of Schubert pairs two of his greatest sonatas – D 784 in A minor, written in 1823, and D 959 in A major, written in 1828, the last year of the composer’s short life; complementing them is the Allegretto in C minor D 915, dating from 1827.
When Eric Lu won the 2018 Leeds International Piano Competition, the Guardian welcomed him as “one of the most exciting prospects in a long time … a veritable poet of the keyboard.” These words were borne out by the critics’ response to his first Warner Classics album, a programme of Chopin, Schumann and Brahms. International Piano magazine found it “truly magical”, while Fanfare welcomed “a gifted musician … who can probe the depths of the piano literature with poetic sensibilities and imagination.”
“I love Schubert. It is difficult to describe how meaningful his music is to me. He was the ultimate artist, in the purest sense of the word. Late in his life, with death staring him down and all his hopes and dreams dashed … he continued to churn out one masterpiece after another. I have come to the conclusion that he is the composer who moves me most intensely.”
- Eric Lu
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.54 -4.00 to -1.01 | -24.66 -27.94 to -22.26 | -20.11 -23.60 to -17.60 | 14 13 to 16 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro | -1.01 | -23.54 | -19.4 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Andantino | -1.01 | -26.21 | -20.0 | 16 |
| 3 | III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) - Trio (Un poco più lento) | -2.26 | -24.48 | -20.6 | 13 |
| 4 | IV. Rondo (Allegretto) | -1.01 | -22.80 | -19.2 | 14 |
| 5 | Allegretto in C Minor, D. 915 | -4.00 | -27.94 | -23.6 | 14 |
| 6 | I. Allegro giusto | -1.01 | -22.95 | -17.6 | 13 |
| 7 | II. Andante | -1.01 | -27.08 | -22.0 | 16 |
| 8 | III. Allegro vivace | -1.01 | -22.26 | -18.5 | 13 |