Schubert’s piano sonatas written between 1818 and 1825 comprise four completed and five unfinished works. His breakthrough came with the Sonata in C major D 840, known as the “Reliquie”, the Sonata in A minor D 845, printed in 1826 entitled “Première Grande Sonate” – and as such the first sonata of Schubert that was published – and the Sonata in D major D 850. H. G. Nägeli wrote enthusiastically to Czerny a short time later: “I definitely count the piano composer Schubert among the good, even excellent ones”. With the publication of the Middle Sonatas, the three-volume Bärenreiter Urtext edition of Schubert’s piano sonatas is now complete. A detailed Foreword on the genesis and source situation as well as in-depth notes on piano playing in Schubert’s time (including articulation, the use of pedal, ornamentation) with a special focus on Schubert’s characteristic accent notation introduce the sonatas.
- Edited on the basis of the “New Schubert Edition” with access to Schubert’s drafts and fragments via the Bärenreiter website
- Reader-friendly engraving with practical page turns as well as running titles to easily find the sonatas and individual movements
- With in-depth notes on performance practice in Schubert’s day (Ger/Eng) and readings relevant to interpretation in the Critical Commentary (Eng)
Edition no.: BA09643 ISMN: 9790006539857 Volume / Series: BÄRENREITER URTEXT Editor: Litschauer, Walburga Instrumentation of the work: Piano Language(s) of text: German, English Product format: Performance score, Anthology, Urtext edition Binding: Paperback Pages / Format: XXXIII, 150 S. - 31,0 x 24,3 cm
