Paul Badura-Skoda plays Franz Schubert
Sonata in B-flat major, D 960
Drei Klavierstücke, D 946
2 CDs for the price of 1
Even at a very advanced age, the great pianist Paul Badura-Skoda is always good for a surprise: His new CD recording with GENUIN is perhaps one of the most unusual recordings, one of the most daring tonal experiments seen in recent years. Schubert’s final sonata, the wonderful B-flat major, has been recorded by Badura-Skoda, but not just once: It is heard on three different instruments in interpretations which could not be more distinctive from one another: On an 1826 Graf fortepiano (from when the work was composed), a 1923 Bösendorfer and a 2004 Steinway grand. More history and more vibrancy in its presentation could not be packed into a single disc. Superb!
Examiner
"Austrian pianist Paul Badura-Skoda, born October 6, 1927, has established himself as one of the best-informed interpreters of the piano literature, not only for the precision and clarity of his execution but also for understanding emerging from scholarship of impressive quality."
Review on the Examiner by Stephen Smoliar, 15 January 2013
Allmusic.com
"It´s a unique project, ... certainly worthwhile for anyone deeply immersed in Schubert, or in Badura-Skoda´s recordings."
Review on Allmusic.com by James Manheim, February 2013
Baker & Taylor CD Hotlist
"He believes that each of the three instruments reveals a different set of musical facets in the piece–and he’s right. This is an essential purchase for any library supporting keyboard pedagogy."
Review on the Baker & Taylor CD Hotlist by Rick Anderson, February 2013
More albums featuring this artist
Franz Schubert
Sonata in D major D 850 "Gastein Sonate" & Drei Klavierstücke D 946
GEN 16425 – 8.4.2016
Paul Badura-Skoda Plays Ludwig van Beethoven
The Last Three Piano Sonatas and "Hammerklavier" Sonata No. 29
GEN 14331 – 5.9.2014
FREE LISTENING: CD Sampler
10 Years GENUIN classics
Paul Badura-Skoda Piano
Tobias Koch Piano
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Michael Schäfer Piano
Dresdner Philharmonie
Nicolas Altstaedt Cello
Toutes Suites
cello project - Eckart Runge, Jacques Ammon
Camerata Musica Limburg
Viviane Chassot Accordion
José Gallardo piano
Amaryllis Quartett String Quartet
Ramón Ortega Quero Oboe
Kit Armstrong Piano
Andrej Bielow violin
Adrian Brendel cello
-- digital release --
GEN 13287 – 1.1.2013
Paul Badura-Skoda and Friends
Chamber Music
Paul Badura-Skoda Piano
David Oistrach violin
Jean Fournier Violin
Antonio Janigro Cello
Wolfgang Schneiderhan Violin
Küchl Quartett
GEN 11200 – 14.10.2011
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1
Paul Badura-Skoda Piano
Felix Korobov Conductor
Orchestra of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre
GEN 89155 – 23.10.2009
Joseph Haydn
Three Piano Concertos
(No. 1 F major, No. 2 G major, No. 3 D major), recorded in 2008 in Vienna
Paul Badura-Skoda Piano
Wiener Concertverein
GEN 89145 – 24.4.2009
Franz Schubert
Sonata in A Minor D 784
Sonate in A Major D 959, recorded in 2008 in Vienna
GEN 88125 – 23.5.2008
Ludwig van Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos
An 80th Birthday tribute
Historic Recording 1951–58,
was awarded the "Diapason d'Or"!
Paul Badura-Skoda Piano
Hermann Scherchen Conductor
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
-- digital release --
GEN 87102 – 5.10.2007
The Sydney Recital
Piano works of Bach, Brahms, Bartók and Debussy - Live recording of the recital at the Sydney Opera House, 1982
GEN 86056 – 23.2.2007
Intimate Readings of Schubert
Impromptus and Moments Musicaux,
recorded in 2005
GEN 86055 – 22.9.2006
The Last Recital
David Oistrakh and Paul Badura-Skoda in a live recording at the Musikverein Concert Hall in Vienna on May 29, 1974: Oistrakh's last recital.
Was awarded the "Diapason d'Or"!
Paul Badura-Skoda Piano
David Oistrach violin
GEN 85050 – 23.6.2006
A Musical Biography
Recordings and live concerts of the world famous pianist.
Plus an extra CD containing an exclusive interview of Badura-Skoda from 2003.
GEN 03016 – 30.10.2003

