G. Henle Verlag Sonata E Flat Major Op. Post. 122 D 568 For Piano

G. Henle Verlag

Sonata E Flat Major Op. Post. 122 D 568

For Piano

In Schubert's Cheerful E Flat Major Sonata, The Listener Is Unaware That The Composer Struggled For A Long Time To Arrive At Its Final Version. Initial Sketches Date Back To 1817, Then Still In A Three Movement Version And In The Key Of D Flat Major; Schubert Probably Only Completed The Sonata Shortly Before His Death. It Was Published Posthumously In 1829. The E Flat Sonata Is One Of Schubert's Lesser Known Piano Sonatas. But It Is An Enchantingly Lyrical Work. This Is Achieved By Many Fine Shadings, The Avoidance Of Any Greater Drama (All The Movements End Quietly And In A Subdued Manner), And A Rocking, Flowing Triple Meter In The Outer Movements. A Single "Heavenly Length" ... The Preface By Schubert Expert Andrea Lindmayr Brandl And The Detailed Comments Section Provide Extensive Information On The Work's Genesis, The Sources And Variant Readings. A Further Highlight Of The Edition Is The Fingering By The Renowned Schubert Interpreter Martin Helmchen.