The Drei Klavierstücke, composed in May 1828, were only published 40 years later, with Johannes Brahms serving as their first editor.
Instruments
The recording includes a Conrad Graf fortepiano from around 1826, which offers an authentic, colorful sound historically closest to Schubert's time.
Recording & Production
This album features three different recordings of Schubert's Sonata in B-flat major D 960, each performed on a different instrument: a Conrad Graf fortepiano, a Steinway, and a Bösendorfer.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert's last year, 1828, saw an explosion of his creativity, with works often expressing a premonition of his imminent end.
Interpretation
Pianist Paul Badura-Skoda disagrees with Alfred Brendel on the necessity of repeating the exposition in the first movement of Schubert's B-flat Sonata, finding the nine transitional bars significant.
Interpretation
Paul Badura-Skoda, the performer, decided to include one version of the Sonata in B-flat major without the first movement repeat to offer listeners a choice, acknowledging modern listening habits.
You might also enjoy...
Schubert Piano Sonatas
Schubert: Works for Piano
Schubert: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 3 and 6
Schubert: Piano Sonatas Nos. 5, 7A, 11 and 12 (Fragments)
