SCHUBERT Treasures / Rudolf Buchbinder – piano 2cd

Franz SCHUBERT (1797 – 1829)

CD 1
36 Waltzes, D 365 Op. 9
16 Deutsche Tänze und zwei Ecossaisen, D873
12 Walzer, 17 Landler und 9 Ecossaisen, Op. 18, D145
CD 2
Galop and 8 Ecossaises D735
Valses Sentimentales, D 779 Op. 50
16 Ländler and 2 Ecossaises Op. 67, D734
12 Valses Nobles, D969
12 Grazer Walzer, D 924 Op. 91

Rudolf Buchbinder – piano

TT: 125:07

Label: Deutsche Grammophon – 486 882-6
Barcode: 028948688265
Format: 2*CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 29/5/2026
Genre: Classical
Style: Romantic

With Schubert: Treasures, Rudolf Buchbinder turns to a repertoire that has been with him since childhood: Franz Schubert’s piano dances. One of the leading pianists of our time (“a pianist of great authority and stylistic integrity” – Gramophone), he approaches these works with the assurance of a lifetime in music. Marking his 80th birthday, Buchbinder presents all of the dance cycles published during the composer’s lifetime, drawing attention to a repertoire that is often overlooked. Rooted in the social life of early 19th-century Vienna, these waltzes, Ländler and ecossaises reflect a culture of entertainment while reaching beyond it. Beneath their light surface lies a vein of introspection and melancholy. Buchbinder keeps this balance in view, allowing both simplicity and subtlety to emerge. “Schubert’s dances – like his songs – are miniature worlds with a gigantic heart,” he says