Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2
Martin Helmchen (piano)
[ Alpha Classics / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 30 October 2026
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Martin Helmchen continues his complete recording of Schubert's piano sonatas, comprising four double albums to be released between now and 2028, the bicentenary of the composer's death.
This volume includes Sonatas D. 568 (1817), D. 845 (1825) and D. 625 (1818), the order of the movements of which 'remains uncertain', as Helmchen points out. He has chosen to complete certain movements, drawing inspiration from the eminent pianist Paul Badura-Skoda.
The programme concludes with the intense and sombre Sonata in G major D. 894, composed in 1826 and published in 1827 under the title 'Fantaisie'. Like the rest of the cycle, it was recorded at the Kronberg Academy on a Bösendorfer piano.
Tracks:
Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, D. 568: I. Allegro moderato
Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, D. 568: II. Andante molto
Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, D. 568: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, D. 568: IV. Allegro moderato
Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 845: I. Moderato
Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 845: II. Andante poco mosso
Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 845: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 845: IV. Rondo. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata in F Minor, D. 625: I. Allegro (Partial Completion by Martin Helmchen and Paul Badura-Skoda)
Piano Sonata in F Minor, D. 625: II. Scherzo. Allegretto
Piano Sonata in F Minor, D. 625: III. Adagio, D. 505
Piano Sonata in F Minor, D. 625: IV. Rondo. Allegro
Piano Sonata in G Major, D. 894: I. Molto moderato e cantabile
Piano Sonata in G Major, D. 894: II. Andante
Piano Sonata in G Major, D. 894: III. Menuetto. Allegro moderato
Piano Sonata in G Major, D. 894: IV. Allegretto
