Schubert and his Circle
Schubert left more unfinished works than any other composer: his brain moved faster than his pen. Most of these fragments are piano scores, some of them of substantial size. Brian Newbould, whose completions of Schubert’s unfinished symphonies have attracted universal praise, here turns his attention to the expansive C major Sonata of 1825, of which Schubert completed the first two movements and left the other two unfinished. Professor Newbould’s work adds an unsuspected masterpiece to the great sonatas that crown Schubert’s piano career. The other pieces on this CD attest to his close friendship with the brothers Anselm and Josef Hüttenbrenner, themselves accomplished composers.
Todd Crow, piano
Listen To This Recording:
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Piano Sonata in C major, D840, “Reliquie” (1825) [completed by Brian Newbould]
- I. Moderato
- II. Andante
- III. Menuetto: Allegretto
- IV. Rondo: Allegro
- Thirteen Variations on a Theme of Anselm Hüttenbrenner, D576 (1825)
- I. Allegro moderato
- II. Adagio
- III. Allegro assai
- Deutscher in C sharp minor, D643 (1825)
- Tanz der Furien (1825)
Piano Sonata in E major, Op. 16 (1825)
MusicWeb International :
‘While this release will be leapt upon by Schubert scholars the world over for Brian Newbould’s completion of Schubert’s D840 Sonata, my initial response was one of delight in both the quality of the playing and that of the recording.’
—Dominy Clements, MusicWeb International
Music & Vision :
‘A Superb Performance’
—Patric Standford, Music & Vision