Steven Lubin  pianist and fortepianist

Discography

BEETHOVEN:
  • Complete Piano Concertos, Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music, Decca, L'Oiseau Lyre 421 408-2 (3 CDs)
  • Solo Piano Sonatas Opp.13, 27/2, and 31/2 ("Pathétique," "Moonlight," "Tempest"), Decca, L'Oiseau Lyre 425 836-2
  • Horn Sonata Op.17–see below under Miscellany
MOZART:
  • Piano Concertos in Eb, no.14 (K.449) and C, no.21 (K.467), Classical Soundings 1001
  • Piano Concertos in d, no.20 (K.466) and A, no.23 (K.488), Arabesque Z6530
  • Piano Concertos in A, no.12 (K.414) and Bb, no.15 (K.450), Arabesque Z6552
  • Concert Aria, Ch'io mi scordi di te, K.505, Co-soloist (with Emma Kirkby), Decca, L'Oiseau Lyre 425 835-2
  • Complete Piano Trios, with The Mozartean Players, Harmonia Mundi USA 907033.34 (2 CDs)
  • Piano Quartets in g and Eb (K.478 and 493), with The Mozartean Players, HMU 907018
  • Solo Sonatas in F (K.332) and Bb (K.333), Spectrum, SR-125
  • Duo Sonatas in D (K.448) and F (K.497), with Anthony Newman, Arabesque 8125
SCHUBERT:
  • "Trout" Quintet in A (D.667), and seven Lieder, with tenor John Mark Ainsley, Decca, L'Oiseau Lyre 433 848-2
  • Complete Piano Trios, with The Mozartean Players: Trio in Bb, Op.99 (d.898); Adagio (Notturno] in Eb, Op. Posth.148 (D .897); Allegro [Sonatensatz] in Bb (D.28), Harmonia Mundi USA 907094; and: Trio in Eb, Op.100 (D.929), Harmonia Mundi USA 907095
HAYDN:
  • Piano Concerto in D (Hob.XVIII/11), with The Mozartean Players, Arabesque 6510
  • Trios in C (Hob.XV/27) and Eb (Hob.XV/29), with The Mozartean Players, Arabesque 8126-2
  • Trios in G (Hob.XV/25, "Gypsy Rondo"), d (Hob.XV/23), G (Hob.XV/16) and D (Hob,XV/16), with The Mozartean Players, Arabesque 8123-2
MISCELLANY:
  • Brahms, Horn Trio, Op.40, with Lowell Greer, horn, and Stephanie Chase, violin; Beethoven, Horn Sonata, Op.17; von Krufft, Horn Sonata; Harmonia MundiUSA 907037

Steven Lubin's new CD release on the Classical Soundings label features Mozart's Concertos K.449 and 467, performed on period instruments with The Mozartean Players. Soon to be released will be Chopin works, including the Sonata in B Minor, Op.58, performed on modern piano.

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS:

Twice cited by Stereo Review for Recordings of the Year: for the Mozart Concerto, K.488, and for the Beethoven-Concerto cycle

Twice included in New York Times year-end roundups of outstanding recordings of the year: for The Beethoven cycle and the Mozart Piano Quartets

Twice included in Gramophone's outstanding recordings of the year roundups: for the Beethoven cycle and the Trout Quintet

Three times cited by Alte Musik aktuell for recordings of the month: for the Mozart Concerto K.488, for the Beethoven Solo Sonatas, and for the Schubert Eb Trio

Included in Fanfare's Want List (1989) for the Beethoven cycle

The Beethoven-Concerto cycle was picked by Penguin (1989) and the Stevenson Classical Compact Disc Guide (1990) as the outstanding one available

Brio awards (2002, 2006) from The Bronx Council on the Arts, for Chopin recordings