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Franz Schubert

Piano Sonata in E-flat major, D 568 (Schubert)

The Piano Sonata in E major 568 by Franz Schubert is a sonata for solo piano. It is a revision and completion of the Sonata in D major D 568. The D major version was composed in June 1817, while the

Music#

The sonata has four movements: This sonata is a transposition and elaboration of the Piano Sonata in D, D. 567. Daniel Coren summarized the nature of the recapitulation in the first movement of this sonata as “syncopated primary material”.

References#

  • Tirimo, Martino. Schubert: The Complete Piano Sonatas. Vienna: Wiener Urtext Edition, 1997.
Composer
Franz Schubert