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Schubert鈥檚 B-Flat Piano Sonata D960

4 Extra Debut. Personal stories of Schubert鈥檚 B-Flat Piano Sonata written weeks before his death. With pianist Imogen Cooper. From 2019.

The B-Flat Piano Sonata D960, which Schubert completed two months before his death, in 1828, is a vast and complex work.

It鈥檚 the last of a triptych of piano sonatas that Schubert wrote, possibly in response to the death of his hero Beethoven the year before. Schubert had been a pallbearer at Beethoven鈥檚 funeral.

Pianists Imogen Cooper, Steven Osborne and James Lisney consider what it鈥檚 like to play this work.

And Andrea Avery and Pamela Rose describe ways in which this sonata has marked and shaped their lives.

Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact.

Producer: Rosie Boulton

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in January 2019.

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28 minutes

Last on

Wed 2 Nov 2022 00:30

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  • Wed 9 Jan 2019 09:00
  • Wed 9 Jan 2019 21:30
  • Tue 1 Nov 2022 18:30
  • Wed 2 Nov 2022 00:30

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