New Music Albums: BERG, SCHUBERT - PIANO SONATAS NO. 21, D. 960 (Fazil Say)

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Artist:
Fazil Say

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
53:54

Record Label:
Warner Classics

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CD, Amazon Music,
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Release Date
March 20, 2026

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Product Description: Fazil Say brings together two, highly contrasted Viennese piano sonatas, composed at either end of the Romantic era. Conceived on an epic scale in four movements, Schubert's Sonata in B flat major was written shortly before his death in 1828, while in 1909 Alban Berg ushered in Modernism with his opus 1, the compact, haunting Piano Sonata in B minor. "Schubert was only thirty when he died," writes Fazil Say. "There is unique depth of sorrow and melancholy here, the pain of parting from this world. At the same time, we feel Schubert's joy of life, his vitality, his attachment, his passion, even his defiance." While the Schubert sonata is a recent addition to Say's repertoire, he explains that "I first encountered Alban Berg's piano sonata at the age of 15, and I performed it as a student in Ankara... he became one of the main figures who opened the door for me to contemporary music... His opus 1, while anchored in B minor, sails boldly toward atonality and modern expression... The piano is used almost orchestrally, full of colour and intensity. It is a remarkably beautiful piece."

TRACK LIST:

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1 . Piano Sonata in B Minor, Op. 1 . (13:20)

2 . Piano Sonata No. 21 .in B-Flat Major, D. 960: I. Molto moderato (18:01)

3 . Piano Sonata No. 21 .in B-Flat Major, D. 960: II. Andante sostenuto (09:58)

4 . Piano Sonata No. 21 .in B-Flat Major, D. 960: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza (04:34)

5 .Piano Sonata No. 21 .in B-Flat Major, D. 960: IV. Allegro ma non troppo (08:01)

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