Nikita Magaloff - Franz Schubert (Remastered) (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sonata in si bemolle maggiore D. 960 Molto moderato
02. Sonata in si bemolle maggiore D. 960 Andante sostenuto
03. Sonata in si bemolle maggiore D. 960 Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
04. Sonata in si bemolle maggiore D. 960 Allegro, ma non troppo
05. Improvviso in mi bemolle maggiore op. 90 n. 2

La Sonata in B flat, D. 960 is the last and, without doubt, the most important of Schubert's three post-humous sonatas. The surviving manuscript provides the exact date of the completion of the Sonata, September 26th, 1828. Less than two months later, on November 19th, Schubert was to conclude his brief days on earth. He intended to dedicate these last works to the celebrated virtuoso, J.N. Hummel. However, ten years later, when the Sonatas finally came to light, Hummel had also passed on to a better life. So Diabelli, at his own initiative, dedicated them to Schumann who, to his credit, had always believed in Schubert's genius and had followed the fortunes of his work (it was in fact Schumann to discover the manuscript of Schubert'sSymphony in C major). ...

Nikita Magaloff, piano

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