Piano Sonata in A minor, D 537 (Schubert)
The Piano Sonata in A minor D 537 of Franz Schubert is a sonata for solo piano, composed in March 1817.
Movements
I. Allegro ma non troppo
A minor
II. Allegretto quasi andantino
E major
(E major → C major → F major → D minor → E major)
III. Allegro vivace
A minor. In sonata form without development (the exposition modulates to E major, and the recapitulation then begins in E minor and moves to A major).[1]
Ends in the parallel major
The work takes approximately 20 minutes to perform.[citation needed] Daniel Coren has summarised the nature of the recapitulation in the last movement of this sonata.[2] Harald Krebs has noted that Schubert reworked the opening of the second movement of the D. 537 sonata into the opening theme of the finale of the A major piano sonata, D. 959.[3]
References in Popular Culture
The piano sonata is featured in the 1985 film adaptation of E.M. Forster's "A Room with a View," as protagonist Lucy Honeychurch is practicing piano.
Notes
References
- Tirimo, Martino. Schubert: The Complete Piano Sonatas. Vienna: Wiener Urtext Edition, 1997.
External links
- Piano Sonata D. 537: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
| Piano sonatas (2 hands) by Franz Schubert | ||
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| Preceded by | AGA, Series 10 (15 sonatas) No. 6 |
Succeeded by Sonata in E-flat major (D. 568) |
| Preceded by | 21 Sonatas numbering system No. 4 |
Succeeded by Sonata in A-flat major (D. 557) |
| Preceded by | 23 Sonatas numbering system No. 5 |
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