(2008) Schubert: Violon Sonatas, German Dances & Lied Transcribed for Clarinet and Piano Kei Koito This CD is one of

This CD is one of the last documents of the great Fischer-Dieskau’s artistry—he has now permanently retired as an active artist

seems to hover behind the opening of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony

the accents have been slightly shifted

particularly with his own compositions

had warned us of “a monstrous instrument”

(2008) Schubert: Violon Sonatas, German Dances & Lied Transcribed for Clarinet and Piano Kei Koito This CD is one ofThinking back on my own life as a musician; I realize that; had I been introduced by other musicians to such a radically different world as Schubert's; I should undoubtedly have shown less interest for him. In other words; how is it that a stream can move me so deeply; moreover a stream of tears? (Jelinek) While I admire Schubert's simplicity; the natural flow; the endless melodies; the character both earthly and immaterial of his dances; his poetry