Hungarian pianist Lili Kraus was one of the 20th century’s most beloved exponents of classical and early romantic piano repertoire. She concertized worldwide and recorded over a span of more than four decades. She made her last recordings for Vanguard Classics, including three (and a half) discs focusing on Franz Schubert’s piano masterpieces, played with abundant character and technical finesse. Interest in her playing has been greatly revived by several recent big-box reissues. Her recording of the late A Major and A Minor Sonatas for Vanguard, first issued on LP in 1970, is now available for streaming and download – along with (where available) the original liner notes by musicologist Sidney Finkelstein and an updated biography of the artist.
Lili Kraus Plays Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 42, D845 & Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major, Op. 120, D664
