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Although the sonatas were dedicated - by Diabelli- to Schumann (an admirer of Schubert), the composer originally wished to honour Johann Nepomuk Hummel, who was himself a Romantic pioneer and perhaps the most accomplished pianist before the arrival of Chopin and then Liszt. While many composers , such s Rossini and Louis Spohr, claimed to be Mozart disciples, hummel was actually a resident pupil of Mozart for rwo years before assuming the position of Kapellmeister for the Estrhazy court (after Haydn). Schubert probably appreciated the qualities of inventive melodicism and his flair for unpredictable modulations in Hummel's works. Schubert's lied Erlkonig was given its first performance at a concert by Hummel and the guitarist Giuliani. The power of these sonatas lies in their thematic inter - connectedness, not only within the movements of each sonata, but also even between the sonatas. Is this a new form, the Sonata Cycle?
Hummel was a very naughty composer. He wrote a trumpet concerto that clearly plagiarizes Mozart's "Haffner" Symphony, and at the very least his Chuck E. Cheese card should be revoked.
I loved Schubert since I was 16-17 too, but here's my take on your statement: you said you appreciate him more, not that you have not been appreciating him at all. I am 22 years old now. I hope for my enjoyment of his oeuvre to grow as well, although he is already my favourite composer. ❤️ May we all be happy with our choice of music ^^
Jehanne Sume thank you for your comment. It’s very perceptive. I’m an amateur pianist. I started playing Schubert’s piano music when I was in my teens. My first impression was that he was more formulaic and lacked the ability to develop a theme like my all time favorite composer, Beethoven. But as I studied Schubert more and expanded my view beyond his piano works, I came to appreciate Schubert in a different way. My son sings baritone and really introduced me to world of lieder. This really opened my eyes to an amazing aspect of Schubert’s works, his profound understanding of conveying feeling through the voice, a talent which in my opinion Beethoven did not have in the same way as Schubert.
Thank you for watching, and don't forget to subscribe to our RU-vid channel! Tracklist below --> Tracklist 00:00:00 Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958: I. Allegro (Folke Nauta) 00:11:13 Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958: II. Adagio (Folke Nauta) 00:18:34 Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958: III. Menuetto. Allegro (Folke Nauta) 00:22:01 Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958: IV. Allegro (Folke Nauta) 00:31:08 Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959: I. Allegro (Frank van de Laar) 00:48:56 Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959: II. Andantino (Frank van de Laar) 00:57:41 Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (Frank van de Laar) 01:02:47 Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959: IV. Rondo. Allegretto (Frank van de Laar) 01:16:00 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: I. Molto moderato (Klára Würtz) 01:36:56 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: II. Andante sostenuto (Klára Würtz) 01:45:38 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: III. Scherzo, allegro vivace con delicatezza (Klára Würtz) 01:49:25 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: IV. Allegro ma non troppo (Klára Würtz)
This world is a repetition of rise and fall However, eternal life will be promised in Schubert‘s works . It will continue to move people‘s hearts deeply
Marvellous and gigantic tryptich of Sonatas, each one characterized by a specific "colour": more dynamic and full of energy that in C minor, serene and meditative the A major, and finally the philosophic one in B flat major... Beautifully played in interpretation and quality of sound. Thanks a lot.
Alessandro-I really appreciate your description of the Bb sonata as “philosophic.” It is. For me its meandering, sad, melodic sweetness is so emotionally inquiring but also forgiving, and moving in its recollection of a short life. I cry every time the 1st mvt theme is played. Inexplicable-art.
@@prototropo Perhaps then a 'mirror' of our lives, from raw emotion, to peaceful 'marriage' (one hopes) to reflective 'philosophic' maturity - ...just a suggestion.
Absolutely brilliant, and quite beyond his age at the time. I have known and loved these three since I first heard them played by the great Wilhelm Kempff . I was thirteen at the time. Schubert is perhaps the hermit among the great romantic composers, the one who most identifies with a lonely (or solitary) inner world - many of his great works from the Unfinished Symphony (or the unfinished C Major sonata!) to Winterreise to these final great sonatas seem to exist in a world where the shadows of death and loneliness are visibly hanging over the landscape. He knew he was unlikely to live to an old age - and also, he had grown up during an era when many young people died brutally early (the Napoleonic wars) - this resonates in his music.
Franz Schubert is one of those rare gems. He wrote a lot of works in his short life of only 31 years. We were so blessed to have him leave these incredible works.
How on earth did Schubert ever find the time to write 600 songs, piano sonatas, chamber music, several operas, a concerto for 2 pianos, and symphonies in his 31 years?
In his life-time Schubert was virtually unkown. It is unbelievable that his great 9th Symphony was discovered by Robert Schumann 15 years after his death under a stack of notes at Schubert 's friend Anselm Hüttenbrenner. Only after Schumann 's promise to perform Hüttenbrenner 's own Symphony in public he agreed to hand Schumann the manuscript of Schubert Symphony. Schumann send the manuscript to Mendelssohn in Leipzig who regarded it as the best Symphony after Beethoven. So Schubert never heard this amazing own work. What a shame!
Schubert was not unknown. His works were published and performed regularly, and he had a devoted circle of friends. Schubert was a pallbearer at Beethoven's funeral and was buried beside Beethoven as a fellow musician.
Studied and sang some Schubert lied while studying classical voice in college..When researching my assigned music,I had to know about the man,his life and habits,etc..He was a diminutive fellow..and not appreciated as he should have been and was embittered and lonely..He contracted a 'social disease 💔😢..and passed away w/o much fanfare..He wasn't truly appreciated until after death..He was genius if ever there was one..
I Sure Remember Listening to This Back In Late 2021s and In 2022, Those Are Time I Would Never Forget, and Also 57:41 and 1:02:47 Was a Breath Taking, I Wish I Could Live Those Time, Were Was Time Gone.
Assolutamente si, se queste sono ottime, il culmine schubertiano è la D 845, molto probabilmente, insieme alla D 960 appunto...ma non direi raggiungano vette come op. 57, op. 81A, e op 106, 109, 110 e 111 di Beethoven.
De la unión de la música de un genio y de unas bellísimas imágenes no podía salir otra cosa que no fuera un verdadero deleite para los sentidos. Muchas gracias al responsable de este magnífico vídeo.
Hello, I have just managed to reach a Mix throuh RU-vid with The Last Three Piano Sonatas. They are amazingly beautiful, I wish I never stop listening to them, what a magistral (?)performance and sound, I LOVE SCHUBERT! I am in ecstasy with this composer! Thank you, Brilliant Classics.
Wunderschöne und tiefempfundene Interpretation dieser drei Schwanengesänge von Schubert im gut phrasierten Tempo mit klar artikuliertem Anschlag und möglichst effektiver Dynamik. Die Virtuosität dreier genialen Pianisten ist wahrlich ergreifend. Alles ist wunderbar!
Schubert piano compositions are so deep and complex. He was such as underrated piano composer. Such a shame that he passed at an early age of 31. He is immortal nearly 3 centuries later
He wrote around a thousand pieces, among them there are hundreds of masterpieces of each repertoire, do you imagine if he would've lived at least ten years more
@@ezequielstepanenko3229 Imagine had Mozart lived another 10 years? He wrote his last 3 symphonies in only six weeks so even 5 years would have composed a lot of Music.
When I was thirteen I bought the classic boxed set (nine LPs, two booklets) of Wilhelm Kempff playing all Schubert's sonatas - including the many unfinished ones, their finished movements. It's still one of the record sets I'm most proud of owning, and it really takes you on a journey with the man and his maturing musical vision, from the early tentative sonatas to the lyrical watercolours of 1817-20 on to the masterpieces of his final years. I, too, can't help wondering what more Schubert would have achieved if he had lived to the age of fifty (and had been able to keep on composing and achieved some recognition for his groundbreaking work, not just as a songwriter but as an instrumental musician),
I have had a Grand Steinway in my home, I loved playing it, but not enough to become serious about it. That beautiful piano deserved much more talented and dedicated pianist!
@@stonefireice6058 Give it too me lol! I have been searching for a grand piano for so long now since my teacher said I cannot advance any further without a grand. It hurts so bad since I cannot afford a grand piano and at the moment I cannot improve in my piano abilities without one, I am stuck at a cross roads and it has really got me down. :(
Not a player myself, but at age thirteen I bought the classic boxed set of Schubert's piano sonatas (yes, all of them, even the many early works that are missing a finale movement!) played by the great Wilhelm Kempff. Nine LPs, two booklets (one about Schubert and the sonatas, one about Kempff and his long career - the set was issued to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Schubert's death and fifty years of Kempff recording for DG) and a painting of the city of Karlsbad on the cover. :) Still one of the record sets I'm most proud of having, and these three final sonatas are, of course, the crowning achievement. Kempff had a lifetime of knowledge of Schubert's piano music, and he plays these works with a beautiful blend of intimacy, poetry and dramatic power.
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR SHARING! Auch wenn Franzi‘s Komposition mich immer sehr traurig stimmen, so blühen damit immer wieder schöne Kindheitserinnerungen auf. Vermisse Wien und meine Heimat!
This is one of the most intense and fierce moments of Schubert and, maybe, of all classical literature 24:11, although I like it played more strongly and with a bit more pedal. Also, the climax starting at 23:47 is awesome.
The fourth movement of the A Major, the rondo, is my favorite piece of all Schubert's piano music. The music is uplifting, like taking an anti-depressant. However, at the other end of the emotional spectrum, the first movement of the B-flat major sonata is, while not depressing, suffused with a note of sadness.
Personally I love Schubert music. His chamber music were so good as his piano sonatas. I love Frank van de Laar wonderful interpretation of D959 A Major especially the second movement Andantino 👍👍👍👍👍 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for posting this. It’s lovely and long and the ads aren’t too detracting. I’ve not broken down to pay for Spotify and not yet bothered to put my CDs somewhere my phone can see them. Result is a lot of RU-vid- and this one is done very nicely. What great pieces. I’m here for 959 , movement 2
What a movement! It towers above the rest of the sonata, in my opinion. Granted, I've only listened to it once, and it often takes me several listens to appreciate a piece. However, in my limited experience, I feel the first and fourth movements are relatively uninteresting (more so the first), the third is fun, and the second absolutely transcendental. Such bottomless tragedy expressed with such profound simplicity!
Well, depending on who wrote which one first, The opening sounds exactly like Beethoven's 32 variations in C minor. (Probably due to the fact that it has the exact same chord progression.)
Sono tre sonate incredibili, lavori di in ingegnosità unica, splendide. Qui interpretate magistralmente. La sonata in La Maggiore la trivo un po’ lenta nelli stacco del primo tempo. In assoluto, non riesco proprio a digerire la parte centrale del secondo tempo della sonata D 959, PROPRIO NON RIESCO! Fossi un esecutore MI RIFIUTEREI DI SUONARLA!
To Brilliant Classics, thank you so much for maintaining alive these Last Three Sonatas! They are a dreamworld in the classic music scene. How unjust life was for Schuman, to keep him alive is the only small way of thanking him for the Inheritance that he has left to Mankind.
You'd be doing me a great favor if you can name the artist who did the Nietzsche Zarathustra painting (used for title screen here with man on misty mountain) I have seen this painting 10-20X this week in so many places, it's haunting me. Help please!