Piano sonata in A Major, D. 959 III. Scherzo Allegro vivace – Trio Un pocco più lento From Schubert: Piano Sonatas v. 3 (2014) Released by Harmonia Mundi Schubert: Piano sonata in A Major, D. 959 – III. Scherzo Allegro

I arrive into Bristol an hour early, so I grab a quick coffee in the bar of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre, the recently-renovated landmark in Bristol’s cultural history. As I sit in the bar someone leans out a door

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