Schubert, Sonata for Piano C minor D 958 [Bar:BA10869]

Editor: Litschauer, Walburga
With Preface by: Aschauer, Mario / Litschauer, Walburga

Schubert’s great C minor Sonata D 958 was composed in 1828 just a few months before his death, along with the late sonatas in A major (D 959) and B-flat major (D 960). Conceived as a triptych, they constitute his musical testament to the piano sonata genre. This scholarly-critical edition by Walburga Litschauer is based on the “New Schubert Edition” and presents this masterpiece in a spacious new engraving. Notes on performance practice, especially on pedalling, and Schubert’s distinctive manner of writing accents, form a Foreword to the work. Rounding off the edition is a Critical Commentary which presents alternative readings of interest to performers. Schubert’s drafts for all four movements of the sonata can be accessed on Bärenreiter’s website. • Newly engraved scholarly-critical performing edition • Detailed notes on performance practice (Ger/Eng) • Practical page turns • Access to Schubert’s drafts at www.baerenreiter.com • New Foreword (Ger/Eng) and Critical Commentary (Eng)

Edition Type/Format: performance score, Urtext edition
Scoring and Instrumentation: Klav
Detailed Scoring and Instrumentation: Klav
Pages: XVI, 42 S.
Size: 31.0 x 24.3 cm