The Sonata in A, D959, is the middle panel of the triptych of Schubert’s final sonatas. Schubert completed his final three piano sonatas in September 1828, just a few months before his death at the age of 31. Schubert numbered

Polonaise op.61 no. 1, D.824 D minor From Franz Schubert: Fantasie in F Minor and other Piano Duets (2017) Released by Harmonia Mundi Schubert: Polonaise op.61 no. 1, D.824 D minorFour hands, one heart.‘In Upper Austria, I find my compositions

Piano Sonata D. 664 II. Andante From Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 960 & D. 664 (2017) Released by Harmonia Mundi Schubert: Piano Sonata D. 664 – II. AndanteThe Sonata D664? The fine craftsmanship of a composer still writing in the

Whether or not to meticulously observe the exposition repeat in Schubert’s final piano sonata No, 21 in B-flat major, D960, is a question which continues to trouble pianists, musicologists and listeners alike. The debate concerns aspects such as authenticity, personal

In April 1817, a merry little band of artists decided to form a small private club called the “Unsinnsgesellschaft” (Nonsense Society). Based in Vienna, this congenial group of artistic friends published a weekly magazine, the “Archiv des menschlichen Unsinns” (Archive

Franz Grillparzer, Ignaz Castelli, and Eduard von Bauernfeld were all friends of Schubert and appear in the 1868 ‘Schubertiade’ drawing done by Moritz von Schwind, where they are standing behind the women on the right side of the picture.

One of the most enduring images of Schubert as a musician is an 1868 drawing of one of his musical evenings. The engraving by Moritz von Schwind.

We’ve looked at Schubert’s song cycles, but that was only a small part of the enormous number of lieder he wrote. There were many other poets he set than just the majors we are so familiar with (Goethe, Schiller, and