These sonatas were published posthumously in 1836 by Diabelli, who, for commercial reasons, advertised them as 'three easy sonatinas' instead of sonatas.
Composer Biography
Schubert began learning piano at age five with his brother Ignaz and violin three years later while serving as a chorister.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, the composer, was the twelfth of fourteen children and the fourth to survive infancy.
Performer Biography
Warren Lee, the pianist, made his debut with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at age six and is a Steinway Artist and award-winning composer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
These sonatas, with their sometimes subordinate role for the violin and uncomplicated style, sidestep Beethoven's influence and return to the style of Mozart's later violin sonatas.
Performer Biography
Hyejin Chung, the violinist, studied with Takako Nishizaki in Hong Kong and S.I. Kravchenko, a student of Leonid Kogan, at the Moscow State Conservatory.
Composition History
Schubert composed these three sonatas for violin and piano in March and April 1816.
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