Vladimir Ashkenazy - Schumann Piano Sonata No.1 - III Scherzo

Excerpt from the ICA Classics DVD: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Schubert Impromptus D946 Nos.1 & 2 Wanderer Fantasy - Schumann Arabeske Piano Sonata No.1 The BBC films on this DVD showcase Vladimir Ashkenazy at the height of his powers in a uniquely small-scale and intimate setting. Ashkenazy has said that his ’aim is to be a servant to bring music to life’, and he performs with characteristic humility here in wonderfully subtle accounts of piano works by Schubert and Schumann, highlighting the beauty and poetry