Beethoven and Schubert pushed the boundaries of the piano sonata, redefining the genre in ways that still resonate today. In turn, Paul Lewis—one of the most sought-after pianists of his ...

None of Franz Schubert’s works–except for “Winterreise”–brings us closer to the Viennese composer’s tortured soul than his personal, emotionally charged final piano sonatas. Valery Afanassiev’s heavy, ...

Imogen Cooper's close affinity with Schubert's music has been borne out in a series of recitals that she has been giving over the past months at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. They were recorded for ...

It was Schumann who famously wrote of the “heavenly length” of Schubert’s final Symphony in C. And the great Austrian pianist and Schubert advocate, Artur Schnabel, is said on a good night to have ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The music that Schubert composed in the last months of his life has acquired a quasi-mythical status. A picture ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. After admired albums devoted to Chopin, Liszt and Mozart, the Polish-Canadian pianist turns to two of Schubert’s more ...

4 Extra Debut. Personal stories of Schubert’s B-Flat Piano Sonata written weeks before his death. With pianist Imogen Cooper. From 2019. Show more The B-Flat Piano Sonata D960, which Schubert ...