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Piano Sonata in A major, D. 664

The Piano Sonata in A major, D 664, Op. posth. 120, is a sonata for solo piano composed by Franz Schubert in the summer of 1819.

This piano sonata, numbered D 664 in the Schubert Thematic Catalogue, consists of three movements:

  1. Allegro moderato

  2. Andante (in D major)

  3. Allegro

Well regarded among pianists, the "Little" A major sonata is so called to distinguish it from the hefty 1828 sonata in the same key. It is the shortest among Schubert's complete sonatas. The manuscript, completed in July 1819, was dedicated to 18-year-old Josephine von Koller of Steyr in Upper Austria, whom he considered to be "very pretty" and "a good pianist". The lyrical, buoyant, in spots typically poignant nature of this sonata fits the image of a young Schubert in love, living in a summery Austrian countryside, which he also considered to be "unimaginably lovely".

The A major sonata is straightforward, with a dulcet melodic opening. It was the first of Schubert's piano sonatas where the sonata form as perfected by his idol, Beethoven, does not seem to be wrestled with; rather, it is a "joyous breakthrough", a carefree triumph over strict rules of construction.

The original manuscript to this "little" sonata has been lost.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_in_A_major,_D_664_(Schubert)

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  • Schubert - Piano Sonata in A major, D. 664 - III. Allegro
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