Artur Schnabel
Artur Schnabel (17 April 1882 – 15 August 1951) was an Austrian-born classical pianist, composer and pedagogue. Schnabel was known for his intellectual seriousness as a musician, avoiding pure technical bravura. Among the 20th century's most respected and important pianists, his playing displayed marked vitality, profundity and spirituality in the Austro-German classics, particularly the works of Beethoven and Schubert. Music critic Harold C. Schonberg described Schnabel as "the man who invented Beethoven". Between 1932 and 1935, he made history by producing the first recording of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas. In 2018, the Library of Congress selected this recording to be placed in the National Recording Registry for its historical significance.
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Top Tracks
- Old Vienna Waltzes - Welte-Mignon 384
- Italienisches Konzert
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 5, Black Key Étude - Welte-Mignon 390
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 5, Black Key Étude - Welte-Mignon 390
- Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332/K. 300k: II. Adagio
- Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
- 6 moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 1 in C Major (Moderato)
- Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: III. Rondo (Allegro)
- Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: II. - Allegro molto più tosto presto
- Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
- Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1: II. Allegro vivace
- Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1: I. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: II. Andantino
- Rondo in A Minor, K. 511
- March In E Major, D. 606
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
- Impromptus für Klavier, D. 899, Op. 90 No. 3
- Old Vienna Waltzes - Welte-Mignon 384
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
- Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: III. Presto
Albums (42)
- Souvenirs. Piano Music from the Golden Age (2023)
- Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Remastered 2023) (2023)
- Artur Schnabel: Complete Vocal Works (2022)
- Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D.935 (2022)
- Beethoven: 7 Bagatelles, Op.33 (2022)
- Beethoven: Variations and Fugue in E-Flat Major, Op.35 (2022)
- Schnabel Plays Schubert Piano Duets (2022)
- Schnabel Plays Schubert Piano Sonata No. 17, Piano Quintet “Trout” (2021)
- Schnabel Pays Schubert Piano Sonatas (2021)
- The Welte Mignon Mystery, Vol. 7 (2021)
- Artur Schnabel in Performance with Joseph Szigeti & Pierre Fournier (2019)
- Schnabel: Complete Works for Solo Piano (2019)
- Schubert: 6 Moments musicaux, D. 780 & Allegretto, D. 915 (2019)
- Beethoven Piano Sonatas No. 7 - 9 (2019)
- Beethoven Piano Sonatas No. 4 - 6 (2019)
- Beethoven Piano Sonatas No. 1 - 3 (2019)
- Beethoven Piano Sonatas No. 10 - 12 (2019)
- Schubert: Piano Works, Trout Quintet, Lieder (2018)
- Schnabel & Schubert (2018)
- Artur Schnabel's Complete Bach Recordings (2017)
- Schnabel Plays Schubert (2016)
- Schnabel Plays Beethoven (2016)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 8 "Pathétique", 9, 10 & 11 (2016)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 27, 30, 31 & 32 (2016)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 26 "Les Adieux", 28 & 29 "Hammerklavier" (2016)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 21 - 25 (2016)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 2, 5, 6 & 7 (2016)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 13, 14 "Moonlight", 15, 18 "The Hunt" & 19 (2016)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 12, 16, 17 "The Tempest" & 20 (2016)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 1, 3 & 4 (2016)
- Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (2016 Remaster) (2016)
- Schanbel plays Schubert (2014)
- Schnabel: Klavierquintett - Lieder - Klaviersonate (2013)
- Schumann: Piano Quintet in Eb, Op. 44 - Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81 (2012)
- Artur Schnabel in Performance (1943, 1947) (2012)
- Artur Schnabel Mozart, Schubert (2012)
- Schnabel: String Quartet No. 1 - Notturno (2012)
- Schubert Recordings (Complete) (Schnabel) (1932-1950) (2011)
- Mozart, W.A.: Piano Concertos Nos. 13, 17, 19-24 and 27 / Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 12 and 15 (Schnabel) (1934-1947) (2011)
- Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (2010)
- The Piano Masters: Arthur Schnabel (1933-1939) (2010)
- The Greatest Piano Works (2010)
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