SCHUBERT: Complete Piano Sonatas Vol.2

Franz Schubert 1797-1828

An Austrian composer Schubert wrote some 600 lieder, nine symphonies (including the famous "Unfinished Symphony"), liturgical music, operas, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music. He is particularly noted for his original melodic and harmonic writing.

While Schubert had a close circle of friends and associates who admired his work (including his teacher Antonio Salieri, and the prominent singer Johann Michael Vogl), wider appreciation of his music during his lifetime was limited at best. He was never able to secure adequate permanent employment, and for most of his career he relied on the support of friends and family. Interest in Schubert's work increased dramatically in the decades following his death.

CD 1
Sonata in A Major, D. 959
Sonata in E Major, D. 157
Sonata in A Minor, D. 784

CD 2
Sonata in D Major, D. 850
Sonata in A Major, D. 664
Sonata in C Major, D. 279

Walter Klien, piano