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A Love Letter to Vienna


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ALBAN BERG
Piano Sonata, op. 1

ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY
Fantasies after poems by Richard Dehmel, op. 9

ANTON BRUCKNER
Adagio from String Quintet in F (arr. by J. Schalk)

FRANZ SCHUBERT
Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960
I. Molto moderato
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
IV. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto


Historical context

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Schubert’s Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960 (1828) is the last of his sonatas and one of the most profound works in the piano repertoire. Composed just a few months before his death at age 31, the sonata is expansive in scale yet intimate in spirit. The first movement opens with a broad, singing melody, but an ominous low trill in the left hand soon introduces a shadow that lingers throughout the work. Schubert’s gift for long, unbroken lyricism and subtle harmonic shifts is on full display, and his unique sense of time—stretching moments into near stillness—creates a meditative, almost timeless atmosphere. The second movement, a slow lament in C-sharp minor, is spare and haunting, followed by a gentle, songful scherzo that seems to flicker between light and dark. The final movement brings warmth and momentum, but even here, Schubert withholds resolution until the last moments. Like Beethoven’s late sonatas, Schubert’s B-flat sonata looks beyond its time in both scope and emotional depth, inviting the listener into a deeply personal world where beauty and melancholy are inseparable.


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