Composer: Franz Peter Schubert
Performer: Stephen Hough
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68370
Release: 2022
Size: 1.93 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D894
01. I. Molto moderato e cantabile
02. II. Andante
03. III. Menuetto: Allegro moderato
04. IV. Allegretto
05. Piano Sonata in E minor, D769a (D994) (fragment)
Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D664
06. I. Allegro moderato
07. II. Andante
08. III. Allegro
The late G major sonata followed such landmarks as the ‘Great’ C major symphony and Schubert’s last string quartet, and explores similarly expansive terrain; the A major is an earlier, genial work. These frame the brief D769a fragment, which adds to the uniqueness of Stephen Hough’s marvellous recital.