Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20, D. 959 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Daniel Hill

• Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959:
• 1Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: I. Allegro16:49
• 2Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: II. Andantino08:33
• 3Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace05:33
• 4Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: IV. Rondo. Allegretto12:39
• Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Pictures at an Exhibition:
• 5Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade I01:10
• 6Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Gnomus02:26
• 7Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade II00:47
• 8Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Il vecchio castello04:18
• 9Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade III00:25
• 10Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries (Dispute d'enfants après jeux)01:03
• 11Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydło02:31
• 12Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade IV00:44
• 13Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks01:16
• 14Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle02:08
• 15Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade V01:07
• 16Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. Limoges, le marché (La grande nouvelle)01:30
• 17Pictures at an Exhibition: VIIIa. Catacombæ (Sepulcrum romanum)01:47
• 18Pictures at an Exhibition: VIIIb. Con mortuis in lingua mortua01:36
• 19Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yagá)03:11
• 20Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev04:35
• Total Runtime01:14:08

Info for Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20, D. 959 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

Although these two masterpieces are of differing styles - the Schubert (1828) being a 4 movement sonata in the Viennese classical tradition and the Mussorgsky (1874) a sequence of 15 short sections in a deliberately Russian idiom that rejects western European influence, there are parallels between them. Neither was published until after their composer’s death, the sonata in 1838 and Pictures in 1931, though an edited version by Rimsky-Korsakov had appeared in 1886. Neither work received real appreciation and understanding until the 20th century. Daniel Hill comments: “My criteria for selecting repertoire to record was twofold: firstly, that I would be playing music for which I held a deep respect, passion and conviction; and secondly, that they were pieces for which I felt I may be able to do some justice. “Both works, though largely disparate in nature, represent a kind of journey: in the vivid experience of Mussorgsky’s Pictures, this is somewhat overtly so; Schubert, on the other hand, takes us into a profoundly intimate and, at times, transcendental realm. “My hope in making this album is that I may have found some of that elusive and precious connection between interpreter and composition.”

Daniel Hill, piano

Daniel Hill
Cornish-born Daniel was educated at Wells Cathedral School and the Royal College of Music, where he studied with John Byrne, John Barstow, Yonty Solomon and Andrew Ball. He graduated with First Class Honors, a Postgraduate Diploma with Distinction, and the Hopkinson Gold Medal.

Following a two year Junior Fellowship at the RCM, he has gone on to establish himself as a solo recitalist, chamber musician, accompanist and teacher. He has performed widely across the UK, Europe, USA, Ireland, Central America, Scandinavia and Australia; performing at venues including Wigmore Hall, The Southbank Centre, National Concert Hall in Dublin, Hochschule der Kunste in Berlin, and the University of Iowa. He has broadcast on BBC television, Classic FM, and live on BBC Radio 3.

In addition to his busy freelance career, he currently holds teaching posts at Wycombe Abbey School and the RCM Junior Department, and manages his own music agency.

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