Piano Sonatas D. 958, 959, 960

Album by Franz Schubert & Anne Sofie von Otter & Thomas Quasthoff & Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Claudio Abbado

Piano Sonatas D. 958, 959 and 960 are three piano sonatas by Franz Schubert, composed in 1828. Composed in the final months of his life, they blend late-Classical structures with expansive lyrical writing, adventurous harmonic progressions and marked contrasts of mood and texture, occupying a place among his late works that points towards the Romantic piano tradition.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata no. 19 in C minor, D. 958: I. Allegro
    10:48
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 19 in C minor, D. 958: II. Adagio
    8:27
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 19 in C minor, D. 958: III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio
    3:08
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 19 in C minor, D. 958: IV. Allegro
    9:15
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 20 in A major, D. 959: I. Allegro
    15:13
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 20 in A major, D. 959: II. Andantino
    8:03
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 20 in A major, D. 959: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio: Un poco più lento
    4:45
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 20 in A major, D. 959: IV. Rondo: Allegretto
    11:41

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960: I. Molto moderato
    19:02
  2. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960: II. Andante sostenuto
    9:34
  3. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza
    3:48
  4. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    7:57

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