now playing, more David Fray

start of Schubert: 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yC8T0SBOys&list=OLAK5uy_k9seJxGdPXWx4G3dU1Vfj6uPv6sxVIAcU&index=2

Schubert: Allegretto for Piano in C Minor, D. 915
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIgYHE0E4AY&list=OLAK5uy_k9seJxGdPXWx4G3dU1Vfj6uPv6sxVIAcU&index=8

start of Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58FyUEuKXLs&list=OLAK5uy_k9seJxGdPXWx4G3dU1Vfj6uPv6sxVIAcU&index=8

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k9seJxGdPXWx4G3dU1Vfj6uPv6sxVIAcU

>David Fray has declared his particular affinity with Austro- German music, and after two CDs featuring Bach and a DVD of Bach concertos he now programs Schubert. His approach to the music is typically questioning and illuminating. "At the piano," he told the French magazine Pianiste, "I try to make music like a conductor, not just as a pianist. I approach the score as if it is a reduction of a symphonic work. The piano constitutes a way of getting nearer the heart of the music."

>"The interpretation is always generous, enthusiastic and rich in contrasts. The fast movements appeal with their healthy energy, exuberant humour in their finales and lyricism throughout. No moments of tension stiffen the pianist's phrases and he gives free rein to the sound," -- Le Monde de la musique

He also has some Bach recordings I wanna check out -- I already praised his Goldberg Variations here before, and then there's a recording with the second and sixth keyboard partitas, plus a recording of some of the violin sonatas performed with one of my favorite contemporary violinists Renaud Capuçon.

Also added a Chopin recording which has some assorted pieces on it, like a few Mazurkas, Nocturnes, Impromptus, etc. All of this is to say, all of it is worth checking out. I only wish he had more releases! He's still young. Also, random, just found out he's married to the conductor Riccardo Muti's daughter, huh.