When Murray Perahia gave a concert this year in Portland, Oregon, he saved a couple of Impromptus until the official program was over. Here's Perahia, on stage, playing his first encore — Schubert's ...

Look out for Schubert's Impromptu No. 3, which contains a nod to one of the world's most famous pop songs... Just after he wrote Fly Me to the Moon, Schubert wrote his Impromptu No. 3. Absolute ...

Just after he wrote ‘Fly Me to the Moon’, Schubert wrote his Impromptu No.3. Absolute nonsense, of course. Although if you listen to the chords of Schubert’s Impromptu No.2, you’ll hear that they ...

In this recording of the eight Impromptus, some of Schubert’s most profound music, Lu cements his place as a serious talent Eric Lu was a worthy if controversial winner of the Chopin international ...

The booklet essay is entitled “Confessions of a Convert”. András Schiff tells how, after initial scepticism, he was won over to playing Schubert on a period fortepiano. He now owns an 1820 instrument ...

Don't be lulled by Cordelia Williams's sweetly cool reading of the first two of Schubert's Impromptus D899 in this recording; there's romantic fire lurking under the surface. No 3 is almost Brahmsian ...

Tim Parry talks to Aimi Kobayashi about late Schubert and the pressure of expectations Perhaps in response to the work of Edward Said, it has become fashionable to think of an artist’s final works as ...

The term "impromptu" suggests that a piece has a casual, offhand quality—perhaps that it's even being improvised on the spot. Sometimes, though, it's just a handy term for a short, stand-alone piece ...

Impromptus, Movements: No. 1 in C minor Franz Schubert, Composer Nadja Rubanenko, Piano Impromptus, Movements: No. 2 in E flat Franz Schubert, Composer Nadja Rubanenko, Piano Impromptus, Movements: No ...