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You can purchase the CD at Amazon.
To read my doctoral dissertation, "Schubert's Sonata in B Major, D. 575, Reimagined," click HERE. Click below to read the CD liner notes (PDF). 
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Reviews
from Piano Magazine, Autumn 2022 (Vol 14, No. 3)
Sookkyung Cho's presentation of four Schubert sonatas, all written in 1817, is a joyful and well-crafted reading of these works by the twenty-year-old composer... Cho's playing is extraordinarily clear, and her pedaling is admirable, preserving the transparency that Schubert's instrument would have had, while still utilizing the range of colors available on a modern instrument. Her attention to detail in the score is extremely faithful, bringing to light offbeat accents, sudden changes in dynamics, and articulation. Especially impressive is her exquisite legato octaves against staccato accompaniment in the second movement of D. 537.
- by Scott Cuellar
from Atlanta Audio Club (Summer 2024)
... I briefly mention Cho's academic experience because it corresponds with the fluid ease and musical insight with which she negotiates Franz Schubert's four 1817 sonatas heard on this album. Her predilection for taking Schubert's florid lines of music as written, and not making of them than she finds there, also serves her purpose admirably.
... The finale, an Allegro giusto in a rousing galop-like tempo and playful accents in the bass, unfolds superbly under the hands of our artist, Sookkyung Cho. (Remember her name!)
- excerpt from "Phil's Classical Reviews"
from Fanfare Magazine (Jan/Feb 2022):
... The four we get are so well played that I felt fully satisfied each time I listened to the disc. It is hard for me to choose a favorite, but I lean towards more dramatic and demanding works, so the opening D 537 in A Minor Sonata would be the one.
D 575 in B Major has special meaning for Cho, as it did for Richter who has six recordings of the sonata. It is a big four movement piece, over 23 minutes in length. While Cho plays everything beautifully, her attention to Schubert’s detailed score is remarkable. In the first movement, many times one note is marked piano and the next fortissimo and she achieves the desired contrast while maintaining the musical direction. She doesn’t shy away from the fortissimo fast bass octaves under big right hand chords in the second movement. Her legato playing in the Trio of the Scherzo is best described as pearly. The Allegro giusto finale dances.
I find Cho’s playing virtually free of mannerisms, warm and simple in its musicality. She has many colors and touches in her arsenal and uses them all with great knowledge of Schubert’s style. The disc was produced and engineered by Sergei Kvitko, noted for both his exceptional pianism, and his rich and vibrant work in the recording studio. The piano sound here is state of the art. Nothing would please me more than to hear Cho continuing to work her way through the sonatas under the same production team.
- by James Harrington
from Piano Magazine, Autumn 2022 (Vol 14, No. 3)
Sookkyung Cho's presentation of four Schubert sonatas, all written in 1817, is a joyful and well-crafted reading of these works by the twenty-year-old composer... Cho's playing is extraordinarily clear, and her pedaling is admirable, preserving the transparency that Schubert's instrument would have had, while still utilizing the range of colors available on a modern instrument. Her attention to detail in the score is extremely faithful, bringing to light offbeat accents, sudden changes in dynamics, and articulation. Especially impressive is her exquisite legato octaves against staccato accompaniment in the second movement of D. 537.
- by Scott Cuellar
from Atlanta Audio Club (Summer 2024)
... I briefly mention Cho's academic experience because it corresponds with the fluid ease and musical insight with which she negotiates Franz Schubert's four 1817 sonatas heard on this album. Her predilection for taking Schubert's florid lines of music as written, and not making of them than she finds there, also serves her purpose admirably.
... The finale, an Allegro giusto in a rousing galop-like tempo and playful accents in the bass, unfolds superbly under the hands of our artist, Sookkyung Cho. (Remember her name!)
- excerpt from "Phil's Classical Reviews"
from Fanfare Magazine (Jan/Feb 2022):
... The four we get are so well played that I felt fully satisfied each time I listened to the disc. It is hard for me to choose a favorite, but I lean towards more dramatic and demanding works, so the opening D 537 in A Minor Sonata would be the one.
D 575 in B Major has special meaning for Cho, as it did for Richter who has six recordings of the sonata. It is a big four movement piece, over 23 minutes in length. While Cho plays everything beautifully, her attention to Schubert’s detailed score is remarkable. In the first movement, many times one note is marked piano and the next fortissimo and she achieves the desired contrast while maintaining the musical direction. She doesn’t shy away from the fortissimo fast bass octaves under big right hand chords in the second movement. Her legato playing in the Trio of the Scherzo is best described as pearly. The Allegro giusto finale dances.
I find Cho’s playing virtually free of mannerisms, warm and simple in its musicality. She has many colors and touches in her arsenal and uses them all with great knowledge of Schubert’s style. The disc was produced and engineered by Sergei Kvitko, noted for both his exceptional pianism, and his rich and vibrant work in the recording studio. The piano sound here is state of the art. Nothing would please me more than to hear Cho continuing to work her way through the sonatas under the same production team.
- by James Harrington
"1 Piano 8 Hands" features four of my students at Grand Valley State University and myself. These pieces were written for us by Edward Neeman, and the score can be purchased at the following link:
https://neemanpianoduo.com/store/operatic-arrangements
Enjoy the videos below!
https://neemanpianoduo.com/store/operatic-arrangements
Enjoy the videos below!
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I. Overture to the Marriage of Figaro
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II. Faust Waltz
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III. Bacchanale
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