Schubert’s enthralling piano duos find freedom in this outstanding recording. The Fantasie in F Minor, in all its roving, melodic glory, traverses a magnificent journey under the hands of Staier and Melnikov, who treat it with the depth, seriousness, and razor-sharp focus necessary to drive a Schubert duo to excellence.
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado, Frans Brüggen & Maria João Pires
- Borodin Quartet, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Sviatoslav Richter & Yuri Bashmet
- Leif Ove Andsnes