Lucas Debargue - Franz Schubert - Piano Sonata No. 14 in A Minor, D. 784

‘Some pianists pay a lot of attention to the big three last sonatas of Schubert. But it was interesting for me to explore the ‘little’ ones, which are not little at all. In fact they’re huge if you consider the range of emotion and contrasts within them.’ Schubert & Szymanowski: Get your copy here: ‘The earlier one was composed for a young woman when Schubert was just 22, and is a piece full of youthful joie de vivre. ‘It’s very full of life and inspiration – and even childish sometimes, but in a good way.’ The later one was written just four years later, but it was after Schubert had already begun to suffer from the syphilitic symptoms which would eventually go on to claim his life at the age of just 31. ‘He expresses it with very simple musical material, but you must communicate this fear, and this expectation of death.’ – Lucas Debargue Website: Facebook: © 2017 Sony Classical/ Son