Schubert's Last Piano Sonata, D. 960

Classical Music / Piano Sonatas

This post is to celebrate the 220th birthday anniversary of Austrian cocmposer Franz Schubert. In particular, I have embedded the video of an all-time favourite, his last piano sonata D. 969, magnificently interpreted by Sviatoslav Richter.    

Franz Schubert's last three piano sonatas, D 958, 959 and 960, are his last major piano compositions. They were written during the last months of his life, between the spring and autumn of 1828, but were not published until about ten years after his death, in 1838–39. Like the rest of h is piano sonatas, they were mostly neglected in the 19th century. By the late 20th century, however, public and critical opinion had changed. These sonatas are now considered among the most important of the composer's mature masterpieces; part of the core piano repertoire, appearing regularly on concert programs and recordings.




Piano sonata D.960 Tracks:

I. Molto moderato
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
IV. Allegro, ma non troppo

For more listening pleasure, I highly suggest Maurizio Pollini's interpretation of Schubert's Piano Sonatas D.958, 959, 960 (live 1985).  YouTube, uploaded by ADGO. Accessed May 21, 2017.




Video Credit:

Schubert Piano Sonata D.960. YouTube, uploaded by incontrario motu.  Accessed March 31, 2017.  (Sviatoslav Richter Studio recording, Salzburg, 6, 9 & 11.VIII.1972)


Resource:

Schubert's last Sonatas. en.wikipedia.org.


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Happy 261st Birthday, Mozart!

261st Birthday Anniversary of Mozart,  27 January 2017

Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart

(January 27, 1756 - December 5, 1791)

Inspired Pen Web joins all Mozart lovers worldwide in celebrating the 261st birthday anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, January 27.  I'm particularly grateful to all my Facebook Mozart friends worldwide for all the continuous sharing of information. Many of these friends are musicians who perform and interpret the Maestro's music, musicologists, or long-time Mozart lovers who simply know a lot about the master's life and times.    

Alongside all the many articles written about Mozart, including those found in this website (Inspired Pen Web), including my ever favourite DVD, "In Search of Mozart" produced/directed by Phil Grabsky in celebration of Mozart's 250th Anniversary, this year 2017,  I've decided to feature a Mozart Documentary - The Man Behind The Great Symphony 40 - History Channel HD.  (YouTube, uploaded by Dwig Padi. Accessed October 2, 2020.) 

Mozart 6 Sonatinas: Viennese Sonatinas KV 439b for Piano

Classical Music / Mozart Piano Sonatinas

These 'Viennese Sonatinas' have been widely accepted into the standard teaching repertoire for Mozart's keyboard music.

Arguably the greatest composer, Mozart developed a brilliance and maturity of style that encompassed the light and graceful along with the melancholy and  passionate. He composed over 600 works, acknowledged as pinnacles of operatic, symphonic, concertante, chamber, and choral music. His influence on Western art music is profound being among the most enduringly popular of classical composers.

This set of six Sonatinas were thought to have been written after 1783 in Vienna. For your listening pleasure, I've chosen the brilliant interpretation by Cyprien Katsaris, French-Cypriot virtuoso pianist.

Note: The playlist is shuffled, and could play a piece from any of the 6 sonatinas. A link  for those who want to play all -  here.  

Mozart's Six Sonatinas:

1. Sonatina No. 1 in C major.
2. Sonatina No. 2 in A major.
3. Sonatina No. 3 in D major.
4. Sonatina No. 4 in B-flat major.
5. Sonatina No. 5 in F major.
6. Sonatina No. 6 in C major.

Video Credit:

Mozart: The Six Viennese Sonatinas.  YouTube, uploaded by Classicool. Accessed August 16, 2017.

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