Franz Schubert: Three Sonatas for Violin and Piano op. 137 1-3: Violin:

Wanderer Fantasy Impromptus Moments Musicaux and Twelve Other Works-Supplementing the Dover edition of Schubert's complete piano sonatas this volume contains all of the remainder of Schubert's music for pianoforte solo. Breitkopf

The large and technically demanding G major Sonata was composed two years before Schubert?s death in October 1826 and is one of only three piano sonatas that appeared in print during his lifetime. The unusual title of the first edition ?Fantasie, Andante, Menuetto und Allegretto? stems from the publisher Haslinger and is probably due to the dreamy-melancholy underlying mood of the first movement which corresponded little to the traditional concepts of a sonata?s first movement. It is hardly surprising that the ?Fantasy-Sonata?, as it is often still called today, later inspired artists such as Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann with its free and romantic nature, who described it as being consummate ?in form and spirit?. For the present Urtext edition a thorough re-examination of all known sources was undertaken, including the autograph in the British Library, and the edition now presents itself with the usual crystal clear Henle music engraving. The preface by Schubert expert Andrea Lindmayr-Brandl and the detailed commentary section provide comprehensive information about the genesis of the work, the sources and their readings. A further highlight are the fingerings by pianist Martin Helmchen.

All piano music except Sonatas, Dances, and a few unfinished pieces. Contains Wanderer, Impromptus, Moments Musicals, Variations, Scherzi, etc. Content : 1 Fantasy, Op. 15 (Wanderer) 2 Four Impromptus, Op. 90 3 Four Impromptus, Op. 142 4 Moments musicals, Op. 94 5 Adagio and Rondo, Op. 145 6 Ten Variations 7 Variations on a Theme by Anselm Hüttenbrenner 8 Variation on a Waltz by Antonio Diabelli 9 Andante in C Major 10 Piece for Pianoforte in A Major 11 Adagio in E Major 12 Allegretto in C Minor 13 Three Pieces for Pianoforte 14 Five Pieces for Pianoforte 15 Two Scherzi 16 March in E Major