Schubert: Sonata in C Minor, D. 958, 4 Impromptus, D. 935 & Rondo, D. 951
3/14/2025, 11 Tracks, 1:29:23
Featuring
Aimi Kobayashi
Kyohei Sorita
Franz Schubert
Franz Liszt
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Album & Artwork
This album marks several firsts for Aimi Kobayashi: her first Schubert recording, her first recording with her husband, and her first album since giving birth.
Interpretation
Aimi Kobayashi recorded these Schubert works, written when the composer was 30 or 31, as she approaches her own 30th birthday.
Interpretation
Pianist Aimi Kobayashi chose Liszt's arrangement of Schubert's 'Litanei' as a prayer for peace in the current world.
Performer Biography
Aimi Kobayashi, the pianist on this album, previously participated in the International Chopin Piano Competition.
Interpretation
Pianist Aimi Kobayashi believes that giving birth has broadened her ability to express the warmth in Schubert's music.
Recording & Production
The Rondo in A D.951 is a four-hands duo featuring Aimi Kobayashi and her husband, Kyohei Sorita, who is also a pianist.
Interpretation
Aimi Kobayashi's interpretation of Schubert's 'Frühlingsglaube' is influenced by her own pregnancy during the cherry blossom season of 2023.
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