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Franz Schubert

Sonatensatz, D 28 (Schubert)

The Sonatensatz in B major D. 28, also known as Piano Trio in B major, is a single-movement work for piano trio by Franz

Background#

This work was written in 1812, immediately after the fifteen-year-old composer lost his place in Vienna’s Imperial Chapel Choir due to his voice breaking. Schubert spent most of the August composing this work, his first ever composition for strings and piano, but abandoned it after finishing the first movement. It was also in this year that his mother died. Although relatively little known, the work is important among Schubert’s early output, and Schubert’s only previous exercise in the genre when he penned his more celebrated piano trios D. 898 and D. 929 15 years later.

Structure and analysis#

The work comprises a single sonata form movement marked Allegro. It takes approximately 10 minutes to perform The sonata form structure is notable for a discursive exposition incorporating numerous themes.

References#

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  • *, Trio Atanassov, 2015
Composer
Franz Schubert