Utwory na płycie:

• Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D. 960 - I. Molto moderato
• Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D. 960 - II. Andante sostenuto
• Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D. 960 - III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
• Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D. 960 - IV. Allegro ma non troppo
• Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, D. 958 - I. Allegro
• Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, D. 958 - II. Adagio
• Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, D. 958 - III. Menuetto. Allegro
• Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, D. 958 - IV. Allegro
• Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959 - I. Allegro
• Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959 - II. Andantino
• Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959 - III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
• Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959 - IV. Rondo. Allegretto

CD 1:
Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, D 958
Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D 959

CD 2:
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D 960 (live recording)

Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi interprets Schubert’s last three piano sonatas (D958-D960) on his PENTATONE debut album, after years of engagement with these extraordinary works. These sonatas continue to fascinate pianists and listeners until this very day. They are arguably among the most existential music ever written for the piano, full of beauty and sadness, celebrating life and at the same time anticipating the composer’s untimely death. Even if Schubert was barely thirty years old when he wrote these works, they reveal the otherworldly and detached nature of what is often described as “late style”, while the music remains highly expressive and personal.

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Sonatas D958 and D959 were recorded at Salle de musique in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland in February 2018. Sonata D960 was recorded live in concert at Salle de musique on 14 February 2018.