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Piano Sonata in A major, D. 664

181921 min

This guide follows Schubert’s Piano Sonata in A major, D. 664 (1819) in three parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Andante (sonata form) and Allegro (sonata form).

Recording: Lucas Debargue (piano) (2017)

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Follow all 25 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III · Sonata form
ISonata form1:13–9:40

A relaxed, singable over rolling left-hand harmonies opens the . The is very short, and the more insistent , with a dactylic rhythm (a long note followed by two short ones), enters right after it. A appears next, and the starts with more forceful writing, including rising octave scales passed between the hands. The follows the same plan, with the , the and then the .

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IISonata form9:53–14:56
IIISonata form15:02–21:55

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Franz SchubertPiano sonatasRomantic periodA majorSonata form

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