Schubert F. - Sonata In A Major D 959 - Piano

Description

Schubert composed his great Piano Sonata in A major just a few months before his untimely death in 1828.The balance this work strikes between lyrical melody, emotional intimacy and pianistic brilliance makes it a highlight among his sonatas, not least because of its poetic “Andantino”.This scholarly-critical edition by Walburga Litschauer is based on the Urtext of the “New Schubert Edition” and uses the autograph manuscript as the prime source.

The edition is rounded off by a new foreword, valuable notes on performance practice as well as a Critical Commentary with information on performance-relevant alternative readings and Schubert’s notation of accents.Schubert’s drafts of the A major Sonata can be accessed on Bärenreiter’s website.- Edited on the basis of the “New Schubert Edition”- Newly engraved scholarly-critical performing edition- Notes on performance practice (Ger/Eng)- Access to Schubert’s drafts on the Bärenreiter website- New foreword (Ger/Eng) and a Critical Commentary (Eng)Edition no.

:BA 10861ISMN:9790006521074Editor:Litschauer, WalburgaInstrumentation of the work:PianoLanguage(s) of text:English, GermanProduct format:Performance score(s), Urtext editionIncludes the following individual parts:PianoComments:Replaces BA5633Binding:StapledPages / Format:XVIII, 50 S.- 31,0 x 24,3 cm