Schubert and his circle

[Hofrat]

I have just received a fantastic CD produced by Toccata Classics: Schubert and his circle. Featured on this CD:

Schubert piano sonata in C major, D.840, "Reliquie," completed by the world renown Schubert scholar Brian Newbould.
Schubert 13 variations on a theme by Anselm Huttenbrenner, D.576.
Anselm Huttenbrenner piano sonata in E major, opus 16.
Schubert German dance in C# minor, D.643.
Joseph Huttenbrenner "Dance of the Furies," in C# minor.

All the above performed by pianist Todd Crow. The "Reliquie" and the 2 Huttenbrenner works are world premiere recordings.

Fantastic music!! Absolutely breath-taking!!

[gprengel]

Dear Hofrat,
this sounds interesting. I once heard of completed 4th movement of the Relique sonata which however was not convincing at all and I understood why Schubert quit composing it. Is this movement completed by Newbould really that good? What in particular is "breathtaking" about this CD as you put it?

[Hofrat]

There have been two previous attempts at completing "Reliquie" but Newbould seems to have captured the spirit of Schubert. One of the "breath-taking" aspects of this work is its length: 44 minutes. Another is its delicacy throughout this length.

[Cetto von Cronstorff]

I have just received a fantastic CD produced by Toccata Classics: Schubert and his circle. Featured on this CD:

Schubert piano sonata in C major, D.840, "Reliquie," completed by the world renown Schubert scholar Brian Newbould.

Newbould a member of Schubert's circle? Groundbreaking.

[PDG]

There have been two previous attempts at completing "Reliquie" but Newbould seems to have captured the spirit of Schubert.

Why do you say that? Schubert, like all great artists, was a free spirit.