Schubert/Zimerman: Piano Sonatas D959 and D960 CD review – thoughtful and technically impeccable

Krystian Zimerman(Deutsche Grammophon) Krystian Zimerman was 60 last December. As he reveals in an interview included with these performances, approaching that milestone convinced him it was time to “find the courage” to record the late sonatas by Schubert and Beethoven that he has been including in his recitals for more than 30 years. The first result of that decision is this pairing of the final Schubert sonatas. Other than a performance of Grażyna Bacewicz’s Second Pian