Piano Sonatas D.840 & 894

Album by Franz Schubert & Mitsuko Uchida

Piano Sonatas D.840 and D.894 are a pair of piano sonatas by Austrian composer Franz Schubert, composed in 1825–1826. They exemplify Schubert's late-classical to early-romantic piano writing, featuring lyrical melodies, expansive harmonic progressions and shifts in mood that bridge his earlier song-like style and the more expansive sonatas of his final years.
First released: 1997

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata in C, D.840 - I. Moderato
    17:42
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata in C, D.840 - II. Andante
    11:09
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata No.18 in G, D.894 - I. Molto moderato e cantabile
    18:28
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata No.18 in G, D.894 - II. Andante
    8:03
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata No.18 in G, D.894 - III. Menuetto (Allegro moderato)
    4:48
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata No.18 in G, D.894 - IV. Allegretto
    8:58

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