Late Piano Works by Franz Schubert

Featuring

Nami Ejiri
Franz Schubert

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Performer Biography

Nami Ejiri, the pianist on this recording, was born in Tokyo and studied piano with Takahiro Sonoda, who collaborated with artists like Herbert von Karajan.

Compositional Technique

Schubert's most personal expression and greatest musical moments are often found in smaller forms like the Impromptus, where he could develop his ideas organically without formal strictures.

Historical Context

Schubert's increased productivity in his final years was linked to the death of Ludwig van Beethoven, who died a year earlier in Vienna.

Composer Biography

Franz Schubert, the composer of these piano works, died at the young age of 31 from an insidious illness.

Performer Biography

Nami Ejiri has won prizes at numerous international piano competitions, including the Vianna da Motta Competition in Portugal in 2001.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Schubert often struggled with the classical forms of sonata movements, preferring to gather a 'bunch of flowers' rather than weave a strictly bound wreath.

Composition History

Schubert gave his first and only public concert on March 26, 1828, exactly one year after Beethoven's death, presenting himself as a composer on par with the older master.