(1986) Schubert: Impromptus Dana Ciocarlie Haydn's works from the years

Haydn's works from the years before 1766 resemble those of his contemporaries

coming from the composer’s youth

the fact that we able to perform a number of these works in concert provided an important stimulus to continue his effort

one of the most touching pianists of his generation

The four talented musicians were joined by clarinetist Thomas Friedli

(1986) Schubert: Impromptus Dana Ciocarlie Haydn's works from the yearsWith these eight pieces Schubert creates a new genre of piano music (only comparable in its significance to Mendelssohns songs without words). Indeed, some predecessors of the lyrical piano piece are to be found in Czechoslovakian music, but it is Schuberts so called Impromptu which becomes the most popular example of this genre. The term Impromptu meaning something which is always at hand (from the Latin in prompt esse) was not at all Schuberts