Piano Sonatas, D. 959 & 960
Album by Franz Schubert & Dong-Hyek Lim
Piano Sonatas, D. 959 & 960 are two late piano sonatas by Austrian composer Franz Schubert, composed in 1828. Musically they combine expansive melodic writing, adventurous harmonic shifts and a wide range of moods across extended movements, illustrating Schubert's late-period approaches to form, texture and pianistic expression.
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- 1.Piano Sonata no. 20 in A, D. 959: I. Allegro16:20
- 2.Piano Sonata no. 20 in A, D. 959: II. Andantino8:34
- 3.Piano Sonata no. 20 in A, D. 959: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace – Trio: Un poco più lento5:12
- 4.Piano Sonata no. 20 in A, D. 959: IV. Rondo: Allegretto – Presto12:01
- 5.Piano Sonata no. 21 in B-flat, D. 960: I. Molto moderato15:10
- 6.Piano Sonata no. 21 in B-flat, D. 960: II. Andante sostenuto9:43
- 7.Piano Sonata no. 21 in B-flat, D. 960: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza – Trio3:40
- 8.Piano Sonata no. 21 in B-flat, D. 960: IV. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto8:43
