Schubert: Piano Sonatas, D. 958-960 Francesco Piemontesi

• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958:
• 1 Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958: I. Allegro 11:02
• 2 Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958: II. Adagio 08:06
• 3 Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958: III. Menuetto. Allegro 03:14
• 4 Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958: IV. Allegro 09:05
• Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959:
• 5 Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959: I. Allegro 16:59
• 6 Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959: II. Andantino 08:02
• 7 Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 04:56
• 8 Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959: IV. Rondo. Allegretto 12:38
• Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960:
• 9 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: I. Molto moderato (Live) 20:13
• 10 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: II. Andante sostenuto (Live) 09:37
• 11 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza (Live) 03:53
• 12 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: IV. Allegro ma non troppo (Live) 08:37
• Total Runtime 01:56:22

Info for Schubert: Piano Sonatas, D. 958-960

Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi interprets Schubert’s last three piano sonatas (D958-D960) on his PENTATONE debut album, after years of engagement with these extraordinary works. These sonatas continue to fascinate pianists and listeners until this very day. They are arguably among the most existential music ever written for the piano, full of beauty and sadness, celebrating life and at the same time anticipating the composer’s untimely death. Even if Schubert was barely thirty years old when he wrote these works, they reveal the otherworldly and detached nature of what is often described as “late style”, while the music remains highly expressive and personal.

Francesco Piemontesi, piano

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