Schubert: Sonatas for Violin & Fortepiano

Featuring

Peter Hanson
Andrew Arthur
Franz Schubert

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Critical Reception

The Sonatas were posthumously published by Anton Diabelli in 1836 as 'Three Sonatinas, Op. 137,' which contributed to their reception as diminutive pieces for students and amateurs.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in the Chapel of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, between January 10-13, 2022, with the kind permission of the Master & Fellows.

Composition History

Schubert's Sonatas for Violin and Fortepiano, completed in March 1816, were conceived as a set, as he numerically labelled them in his autograph scores.

Performer Biography

Peter Hanson, the violinist on this recording, has been the Concertmaster of Sir John Eliot Gardiner's Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique for over 25 years.

Performer Biography

Andrew Arthur, the fortepiano player, is the Associate Director of The Hanover Band and a member of the Artistic Leadership Team at the Carmel Bach Festival in California.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Franz Schubert's diary entry from June 1816 reveals his deep admiration for Mozart, whose music brought him "comforting glimpses of a brighter, better life."

Interpretation

The recording uses historical instruments, including a fortepiano by Paul McNulty, modelled on a Walther & Sohn from 1805, to recreate the sound Schubert would have known.