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Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1

Contemporary Virtuosic Romantic Contemplative Piano
$29.99

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Composer
Franz Schubert
Artist
Martin Helmchen
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Nov 28, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1174
UPC
3701624511749

About

Martin Helmchen embarks on a complete recording of Schubert's piano sonatas, with four double albums to be released between now and 2028, the bicentenary of the composer's death. He has waited until he was in his forties to embark on this adventure because, in his view, an artist needs maturity to meet the challenges posed by the radical contrasts in Schubert's sonatas: "constant virtuosity that is never needlessly complex, set against sober interiority, the exuberant joy of the Landler, and bouts of dramatic madness". Recording a complete body of work also meant studying the scores carefully and tackling the question of the movements left unfinished by the composer, should we stop at the precise point where Schubert stopped composing simply because Schubert either ran out of time or did not have enough money to buy music manuscript paper? Helmchen has chosen to complete these movements, inspired by the recordings and above all the analyses of the eminent pianist Paul Badura-Skoda. This first volume presents sonatas composed between 1815 (Schubert was 18) and 1825. The entire cycle has been recorded on a Bosendorfer piano at the Kronberg Academy.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro ma non troppo 07:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  3. 2 II. Andante 07:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:51
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  4. 3 III. Minuet: Allegro vivace 03:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Minuet: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  5. 4 I. Allegro moderato 08:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  6. 5 II. Andante 04:24
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  7. 6 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 02:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  8. 7 IV. Allegro 06:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    06:41
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  9. 8 I. Allegro vivace 08:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    08:54
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  10. 9 II. Con moto 11:50
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Con moto
    Duration
    11:50
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  11. 10 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 09:09
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    09:09
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  12. 11 IV. Rondo: Allegro moderato 08:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Rondo: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    08:21
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  13. Disc 2
  14. 1 I. Allegro moderato 08:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    08:46
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  15. 2 II. Andante 05:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  16. 3 III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace 03:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  17. 4 IV. Allegretto 07:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegretto
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  18. 5 I. Allegro giusto 12:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro giusto
    Duration
    12:26
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  19. 6 II. Andante 04:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  20. 7 III. Allegro vivace 05:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  21. 8 I. Allegro moderato 07:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    07:30
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  22. 9 II. Andante 04:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen
  23. 10 III. Allegro 07:45
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    07:45
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Martin Helmchen