The works of Schubert are central to Elisabeth Leonskaja’s repertoire – and her interpretations of his work have been described as “essential”. Born in the Soviet Union, where her greatest mentor was Sviatoslav Richter, she moved in 1978 to Vienna. She has said that: “In Schubert, there are things that any average Viennese person will understand better than I do… I, though, have to think about them carefully. In Schubert, profound matters are expressed with a lightness of touch.”
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D899
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D935
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D959
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D664
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, D850
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 8 in E flat major, D568
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor, D958
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960
Schubert: Fantasie in C major, D760 ‘Wanderer’
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D894
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D667 ‘The Trout’
Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)
Members of Alban Berg Quartett