The album's concept combines works by Franz Schubert and Leoš Janáček, a pairing the pianist Herbert Schuch found through a process of elimination for a concert series.
Compositional Technique
Schubert's use of tremoli in the Wanderer-Fantasie is a 'makeshift' technique to create sounds beyond the piano's capabilities, mimicking instruments like tympani or low strings.
Performer Biography
Herbert Schuch's interest in chamber music was sparked by his childhood training on the violin.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Pianist Herbert Schuch perceives a shared 'fresh air' quality and 'landscape-like' character in the music of both Schubert and Janáček, with recurring naturalistic or folk-like elements.
Recording & Production
For this recording, two different pianos were used: a Steinway for the Schubert Wanderer-Fantasie and Janáček Sonata, and a Fazioli for the Schubert A-major Sonata.
Performer Biography
Herbert Schuch, the pianist on this album, won three major piano competitions—the Casagrande, London International Piano Competition, and International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna—within a single year.
Performer Biography
Herbert Schuch has collaborated with renowned conductors such as Pierre Boulez and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
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