| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 6-Feb-2013 Église de Rougemont | Alexei Volodin at Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad |
 The fact that Schubert’s four D.899 piano pieces are called “Impromptus” can seem incongruous: after all, they are formally structured pieces which are carefully scored with great subtlety, and performing them has little to do with spur-of-the-moment improvisation. Still, they are less architectural constructions than many, seeming more to start with a theme and then take it for a walk to see where it goes, always being careful, after various highways and byways, to come back to the beginning.
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