I have been listening to a lot of Schubert today.
Got me thinking and wondering why the Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major (D.850) doesn't seem to get a mention when we talk about the great Schubert piano works.
I adore this piece.
It's big,around 40 minutes,almost symphonic in scale,which figures as it was written around the same time as the Great C Major Symphony.
The 2nd movement the most beautiful thing he ever wrote IMO,I never want this part to end.
Listened to Kempff,Gilels,Lewis and Brendel this evening.
Anyone else feel that D850 deserves the same acclaim as the last three Sonatas ?
Sorry,what started out as a question has turned into a ramble.
Got me thinking and wondering why the Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major (D.850) doesn't seem to get a mention when we talk about the great Schubert piano works.
I adore this piece.
It's big,around 40 minutes,almost symphonic in scale,which figures as it was written around the same time as the Great C Major Symphony.
The 2nd movement the most beautiful thing he ever wrote IMO,I never want this part to end.
Listened to Kempff,Gilels,Lewis and Brendel this evening.
Anyone else feel that D850 deserves the same acclaim as the last three Sonatas ?
Sorry,what started out as a question has turned into a ramble.
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