Schubert: Piano Sonata in C Minor, D 958

by Franz Peter Schubert

Schubert, Franz Sonata for Piano C minor D 958 Litschauer, Walburga Language(s) of English, German Product Performance score(s), Urtext edition Includes the following individual Piano Replaces BA 5632 Schubert’s great C minor Sonata D 958 was composed in 1828 just a few months before his death, along with the late sonatas in A major (D 959) and B-flat major (D 960). Conceived as a triptych, they constitute his musical testament to the piano sonata genre. This scholarly-critical edition by Walburga Litschauer is based on the “New Schubert Edition” and presents this masterpiece in a spacious new engraving. Notes on performance practice, especially on pedalling, and Schubert’s distinctive manner of writing accents, form a Foreword to the work. Rounding off the edition is a Critical Commentary which presents alternative readings of interest to performers. Schubert’s drafts for all four movements of the sonata can be accessed on Bärenreiter’s website. Newly engraved scholarly-critical performing edition Detailed notes on performance practice (Ger/Eng) Practical page turns Access to Schubert’s drafts at www.baerenreiter.com New Foreword (Ger/Eng) and Critical Commentary (Eng)

44 pages, Sheet music

Published January 1, 2015

About the author

Franz Peter Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.

Although he died at the age of 31, Schubert was a prolific composer, having written some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies (including the famous "Unfinished Symphony"), liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music.

Appreciation of Schubert's music during his lifetime was limited, but interest in his work increased significantly in the decades following his death. Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn, among others, discovered and championed his works in the 19th century.

Today, Schubert is seen as one of the leading exponents of the early Romantic era in music and he remains one of the most frequently performed composers.