Schubert Piano Sonata in A Minor D.784 (Henle)

Franz Schubert?s Piano Sonata op. 143 in a minor was composed in 1823 after his large ?Wanderer Fantasy?. With its formal cohesion and mature originality, this a-minor Sonata initiated a new phase in Schubert?s sonata oeuvre. The composer dispensed here with all pianistic brilliance. At the same time, a wealth of colour and of sonorities triumphs in such a manner that the work numbers among Schubert?s most frequently played sonatas. For this Urtext edition, we had at our disposal the composer?s autograph as the authoritative source; the posthumous first edition was consulted only by way of comparison.