Franz Schubert,
early piano sonatas (Vol. 2) -
Elisabeth
Leonskaja, piano
Casebound Book: 4
Audio CDs - EAS 29314 / Book: 48 pages / Languages: English and
Deutsch
Total Time:
3:15:08 h. - Worldwide Release: March 2019
CD 1
Sonata in E minor,
D157
01. Allegro ma non troppo
02. Andante
03. Menuetto: Allegro vivace
Sonata in E minor, D566
04. Moderato
05. Allegretto
Sonata in A minor, D537
06. Allegro ma non troppo
07. Allegretto quasi Andantino
08. Allegro vivace
CD 3
Sonata in A-flat major, D557
01. Allegro moderato
02. Andante
03. Allegro
Sonata in E-flat major, D568
04. Allegro moderato
05. Andante molto
06. Menuetto - Allegretto
07. Allegro moderato
Sonata in B major, D575
08. Allegro ma non troppo
09. Andante
10. Scherzo. Allegretto
11. Allegro giusto
CD 2
Sonata in C major, D279
01. Allegro moderato
02 . Andante
03. Menuetto - Allegro vivace
04. Allegretto
Sonata in E major, D459
05. Allegro moderato
06. Scherzo. Allegro
07. Adagio
08. Scherzo. Allegro
09. Allegro patetico
CD 4
Sonata in F minor, D625
01. Allegro (D625)
02. Adagio (D505)
03. Scherzo: Allegretto (D505)
04. Allegro (D505)
Sonata in E major, D664
05. Molto moderato
06. Andante
07. Allegro
Sonata in C major, D760, “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: D157 to D664
The first attempts
Schubert’s emergence in 1817
A transition
5. The consolidation: D784 to D960
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.
