Franz Schubert received free composition lessons from Antonio Salieri, an Italian composer and conductor, and was proud to include 'Pupil of Herr von Salieri' on several of his compositions.
Composition History
In April 1816, Franz Schubert sent a song album with settings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's poems to Goethe, but it was returned without comment.
Album & Artwork
The Sonata in C major, D840, received its nickname 'Reliquie' due to the editor of its first edition in 1861, who mistakenly labeled it 'Relic. Last Sonata (unfinished) for the Pianoforte by Franz Schubert'.
Composer Biography
When Franz Schubert composed his first sonata at age 17, he was working as an assistant teacher for his father in Vienna and lived in a cramped room with a 'wretched piano'.
Compositional Technique
Franz Schubert's Sonata in C major, D840, known as 'Reliquie', features orchestral piano writing and symphonic dimensions, with premonitions of his Great C major Symphony, D944.
Critical Reception
Robert Schumann, a German composer and influential music critic, enthusiastically promoted Franz Schubert's music after his death, receiving the autograph manuscript of the Sonata in C major from Schubert's brother Ferdinand.
Performer Biography
Gottlieb Wallisch, the pianist on this recording, was admitted to the Vienna University for Music and Performing Arts at the age of six and has won several international piano competitions, including first prize at the Stravinsky Awards.
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