Franz SCHUBERT (1797–1828) Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major Gustav Piekut, Piano
Schubert’s final year was marked by growing public acclaim, but also by the gradual deterioration of his health, so that any idea of him becoming Beethoven’s musical successor was to be short-lived. Schubert’s final three piano sonatas of 1828 were completed only weeks before his death, and the last of these, the Sonata in B flat major with its ‘heavenly length’, stands at the summit of Schubert’s works for piano, bringing together the lyrical and monumental characteristics that are most cherished in his music. Key features: • Released as a digital exclusive for Naxos Denmark, this recording of Schubert’s remarkable and justly popular final Piano Sonata, D. 960 is a very fine performance in its own right, and also a further showcase for the young Danish pianist Gustav Piekut, whose brilliant career has already stretched well beyond the borders of his home country. • Gustav Piekut ‘hits the sweet spot between technical precision and off-the-cuff brilliance’ ( BBC Music Magazine ) and is ‘a true musical poet, a real sound artist’ ( Pizzicato Magazine ), both comments as a response to his recording of works by Scriabin and Langgaard Towards the Flame , released on Naxos Records 8.574312, which was also nominated for the International Classical Music Awards 2022. Piekut has also recorded Leoš Janáček’s On an Overgrown Path for a Naxos digital exclusive (9.70378), released in November 2025.
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Playing time: 42:54 Release date: 27 Mar 2026
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Tracklist
1 I. Molto moderato 2 II. Andante sostenuto 3 III. Scherzo:
Allegro vivace con delicatezza – Trio 4 IV. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
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