(1986) Schubert: Impromptus Dana Ciocarlie one of the most touching

one of the most touching pianists of his generation

Mélodie Zhao recorded Chopin’s 24 Etudes and at the age of 16

Stephan in Tangermünde now possesses one of the most important instruments in Hamburg

The four talented musicians were joined by clarinetist Thomas Friedli

(1986) Schubert: Impromptus Dana Ciocarlie one of the most touchingWith these eight pieces Schubert creates a new genre of piano music (only comparable in its significance to Mendelssohns songs without words). Indeed, some predecessors of the lyrical piano piece are to be found in Czechoslovakian music, but it is Schuberts so called Impromptu which becomes the most popular example of this genre. The term Impromptu meaning something which is always at hand (from the Latin in prompt esse) was not at all Schuberts