Although Dutch pianist Martijn van den Hoek is best known in Europe for his impressive concert performances of the music of Franz Liszt, his interest in the piano works of Franz Schubert is more evident on CD, with several releases to his credit on the Brilliant Classics label. His 2000 album of the Impromptus D. 899 and D. 935 has been reissued several times, both as single releases and as part of the Schubert Masterworks box sets, and this album is wholly deserving of the continued attention that is paid to it. Van den ...
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Although Dutch pianist Martijn van den Hoek is best known in Europe for his impressive concert performances of the music of Franz Liszt, his interest in the piano works of Franz Schubert is more evident on CD, with several releases to his credit on the Brilliant Classics label. His 2000 album of the Impromptus D. 899 and D. 935 has been reissued several times, both as single releases and as part of the Schubert Masterworks box sets, and this album is wholly deserving of the continued attention that is paid to it. Van den Hoek's clarity of attack, sustained vitality, and robust tone communicate these passionate early Romantic works with the needed blend of delicacy and strength, and the energy he applies to Liszt is certainly present in these stimulating performances, if not the flashiness. Yet for all that, these are fairly reflective and at times even introspective readings, and even though van den Hoek's presentation is generally vigorous and intensely focused, the emotional core of his...
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