Franz Schubert (1791-1828)
Quatuor à cordes n° 14 en ré mineur, D 810 "La jeune fille et la mort" (trans. pour piano à 4 mains de R. Franz)
Nocturne en mi bémol majeur, D 897 (trans. pour piano à 4 mains de J. von Gahy)
Fantaisie en fa mineur, op. 103, D 940

Duo Lontano

Babette Hierholzer, piano
Jürgen Appell, piano

Franz Schubert was deeply attached to the piano! You can sense this when you hear Robert Franz' magnificent transcription of Schubert's quartet Death and the Maiden, with which the Duo Lontano (Babette Hierholzer and Jürgen Appell) open their second GENUIN CD. In a recording that exclusively features Schubert’s music, the structures and the relentlessness of the work are mercilessly and yet beautifully sculpted in all their grandeur. Suddenly the quartet is very similar to the great F minor Fantasy, while the Notturno, originally for piano trio, is given a new sense of levitation. A great ensemble, two wonderful pianists, three summits of chamber music!