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Piano Sonata in A minor, D. 845

182535 min

This guide follows Schubert’s Piano Sonata in A minor, D. 845 (1825) in four parts: Moderato (sonata form), Andante poco mosso (theme and variations), Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio. Un poco più lento (minuet and trio) and Rondo. Allegro vivace (rondo).

Recording: Martin Helmchen (piano) (2025)

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Follow all 31 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Theme and variations
  3. III. – . · Minuet and trio
  4. IV. · Rondo
ISonata form0:05–11:08

The begins with a hesitant in bare octaves. The and the grow from the same material, so the two ideas are not sharply separated, and the keys of C major and F major play a large part in the harmony. The is long and wanders widely. After the , a long brings the to its end in A minor.

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II Theme and variations11:26–22:36
III. – . Minuet and trio22:43–29:42
IV. Rondo29:48–34:36

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 minorSonata formTheme and variationsMinuet and trioRondo

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