Schubert Impromptus We have a mostly Schubert hour ahead, starting with two Impromptus, Op. 90, Nos. 2 and 4, played by Irish pianist John O'Connor in NPR's Studio 4A.

Oregon, he saved a couple of Impromptus until the official program was over. Here's Perahia, on stage, playing his first encore — Schubert's Impromptu Op. 90, No. 2.

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4 Impromptus, D 899, Op 90 (No 4 in A flat major)4 Impromptus, D 899, Op 90 (No 4 in A flat major) ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARTUR SCHNABEL PERFORMANCE OF SCHUBERT'S "4 IMPROMPTUS, OP. 90, D. 899: NO. 2 IN E-FLAT: ALLEGRO") SCHWARTZ: However many times in his career Schnabel played these pieces, each of ...

Whatever Schubert’s awareness of his own life expectancy, his rate of composition increased markedly in his final 12 months, when he brought to fruition an extraordinary number of masterpieces. One of ...

And yet, “Impromptus” — set to lieder and piano music by Franz Schubert — might be one of her most interior works, a visually arresting, yet simple and perhaps nostalgic piece. In an ...

The program, which launches the Peoples' Symphony Concerts season as part of its Mann Series, includes Schubert's Four Impromptus, D935; Chopin's Impromptus, Op. 29 and 36; Dvo?ák's Impromptu in ...

but elsewhere he gives full weight to Schubert’s introspective genius and imaginative power – a reminder that, far from being lighter pieces, the Impromptus are on a par with the Sonatas.

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 ...