Schubert brought a new sensibility to the piano duet genre, moving beyond Viennese amiability to reveal more tragic and dramatic landscapes.
Composition History
Schubert composed no fewer than thirty-five scores for piano four hands, including military marches, divertissements, sonatas, and rondos.
Composer Biography
In 1824, after a stay as a music teacher in the Esterházy household, Schubert wrote that he was better able to find happiness and tranquility within himself, composing works like the Variations D.813.
Composer Biography
Schubert composed his first work for piano four hands, an innocent fantasy in G major, in 1810 and continued to compose in this genre until his death in 1828.
Composition History
The Allegro in A minor D.947, subtitled 'Storms of life' (Lebensstürme) by its publisher, is an enigmatic work composed in the year of Schubert's death, along with the Fantasy in F minor D.940.
Composer Biography
Schubert secretly loved Karoline Esterházy, his 'invisible and benign muse,' to whom he dedicated his Fantasy in F minor for four hands.
Compositional Technique
Schubert, a master of suspended time, particularly favored variations to add shimmering colors and nuances to the musical moment, never abandoning his initial theme.
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