Credits:

Costantino Mastroprimiano

Description:

Although Schubert is known as the King of Art Songs, he composed piano sonatas continuously from a young age. Each of these is a masterpiece, a series of splendid works that blend Beethovens influence with a song-like quality. The Piano Sonata No. 1, written when he was 18, is currently a three-movement work; however, it is believed to have originally consisted of four movements, with the final movement either lost or left unfinished. It is a quintessentially Schubertian piece, brimming with lyricism, in which melodies in minor keys are occasionally interwoven with bright, cheerful themes. The No. 13 in A major is a small-scale sonata composed by Schubert at the age of 22. This piece is also notable for its alternation between major and minor keys and the light, airy melody of the third movement. No. 17 was composed in 1825. This is a large-scale sonata, lasting about 40 minutes in