Name: Franz Schubert: Sonatas in A Major, D 959/D.960
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Franz Schubert: Sonatas in A Major, D 959/D.960

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Release Date: 20th Sep 2024
Catalogue No: BIS2624
Label: BIS
Length: 81 minutes

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Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D959

Work length40:46

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Ronald Brautigam

I. Allegro

Track length15:19

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II. Andantino

Track length7:43

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III. Scherzo - Trio

Track length4:56

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IV. Rondo

Track length12:48

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Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960

Work length40:53

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Ronald Brautigam

I. Molto moderato

Track length18:54

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II. Andante sostenuto

Track length8:33

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III. Scherzo - Trio

Track length4:08

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IV. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto

Track length9:18

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Ronald Brautigam presents two of Franz Schubert’s late masterpieces, the Sonatas D 959 and D 960. They are played here on a fortepiano built by Paul McNulty after an instrument from around 1819 by the Viennese instrument maker Conrad Graf and presumably similar to the instrument on which Schubert composed. Although it is tempting to see Schubert’s final works as the testament of a doomed artist who feels his end is nearing, the reality is quite different: the composer displayed vitality, optimism and a prodigious capacity for work. His last two sonatas also show that he had reached a new level, having successfully emancipated himself from the Beethovenian model. These sonatas took a long time to establish themselves, not least because of their length, which was at first disconcerting for music-lovers and pianists alike. They are now considered to be among Schubert’s finest works, alongside others dating from the last years of his life, such as the String Quintet in C major and the song cycle Winterreise. All these works seemed to herald considerable promise for future works; Schubert’s untimely death buried a rich heritage, but even more beautiful hopes.

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