Artist: Francesco Piemontesi
Album: Schubert: Piano Sonatas, D. 958-960
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2019
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:56:35
Total Tracks: 12
Total Size: 1,74 GB

Tracklist:

1. Francesco Piemontesi – Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958: I. Allegro (11:02)
2. Francesco Piemontesi – Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958: II. Adagio (08:06)
3. Francesco Piemontesi – Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958: III. Menuetto. Allegro (03:14)
4. Francesco Piemontesi – Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958: IV. Allegro (09:10)
5. Francesco Piemontesi – Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959: I. Allegro (16:59)
6. Francesco Piemontesi – Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959: II. Andantino (08:02)
7. Francesco Piemontesi – Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (04:56)
8. Francesco Piemontesi – Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959: IV. Rondo. Allegretto (12:39)
9. Francesco Piemontesi – Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: I. Molto moderato (Live) (20:13)
10. Francesco Piemontesi – Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: II. Andante sostenuto (Live) (09:37)
11. Francesco Piemontesi – Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza (Live) (03:53)
12. Francesco Piemontesi – Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: IV. Allegro ma non troppo (Live) (08:39)

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Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi interprets Schubert’s last three piano sonatas (D958-D960) on his PentaTone debut album, after years of engagement with these extraordinary works. These sonatas continue to fascinate pianists and listeners until this very day. They are arguably among the most existential music ever written for the piano, full of beauty and sadness, celebrating life and at the same time anticipating the composer’s untimely death. Even if Schubert was barely thirty years old when he wrote these works, they reveal the otherworldly and detached nature of what is often described as “late style”, while the music remains highly expressive and personal.