COMPLETE PIANO SONATAS. Franz
Schubert, early piano sonatas (Vol. 2) -
Elisabeth
Leonskaja, piano
Casebound Book: 4 Audio CDs -
EAS 29342 / Book: 48 pages / Languages: Deutsch
and English
Total Time: 4 hrs. 15 mins. -
Worldwide Release: May 2019
CD 1
Sonata in E minor, D
157
01. Allegro ma non troppo
02. Andante
03. Menuetto: Allegro vivace
Sonata in E minor, D 566
04. Moderato
05. Allegretto
Sonata in A minor, D 537
06. Allegro ma non troppo
07. Allegretto quasi Andantino
08. Allegro vivace
CD 3
Sonata in A-flat major, D 557
01. Allegro moderato
02. Andante
03. Allegro
Sonata in E-flat major, D 568
04. Allegro moderato
05. Andante molto
06. Menuetto - Allegretto
07. Allegro moderato
Sonata in B major, D 575
08. Allegro ma non troppo
09. Andante
10. Scherzo. Allegretto
11. Allegro giusto
CD 2
Sonata in C major, D 279
01. Allegro moderato
02 . Andante
03. Menuetto - Allegro vivace
04. Allegretto (346)
Sonata in E major, D 459
05. Allegro moderato
06. Scherzo. Allegro
07. Adagio
08. Scherzo. Allegro
09. Allegro patetico
CD 4
Sonata in F minor, D 625
01. Allegro
02. Scherzo: Allegretto (D505)
03. Adagio
04. Allegro
Sonata in E major, D 664
05. Allegro moderato
06. Andante
07. Allegro
Fantasy in C major, D 760, “Wandererfantasie”
08. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo
09. Adagio
10. Presto
11. Allegro
A guide to discovering Schubert’s sonatas
Miguel Ángel Marín
Accompanying booklet to the Elisabeth Leonskaja complete recordings
eaSonus, 2 vols. 2016 and 2019
1. Schubert’s piano
Schubert the pianist
Composing for piano
A note on performances of the sonatas through time
2. Schubert’s image
Biography
“A poor and forgotten composer”
The recovery of Schubert’s music and the shadow of Beethoven
3. An impossible oeuvre
How many sonatas did Schubert write?
Unfinished sonatas
4. Experimenting: D 157 to D 664
The first attempts
Schubert’s emergence in 1817
A transition
5. The consolidation: D 784 to D 960
Reaching maturity
The year of the sonata: 1825
Fantasy
The final trilogy
6. Bibliography
7. Appendix 1: the sonatas in this recording
8. Appendix 2: List of figures
Elisabeth Leonskaja feels life, people and music intuitively. Long standing friendships and continuous work on certain repertoire, like the Schubert Piano Sonatas, define the essence of her being. She doesn't give up and looks for answers only in herself. Just like life, music is a pilgrimage. There is a spiritual goal and one should keep an open heart and listen to one's own intuition, in order to advance, stay inwardly healthy and grow on this path.
