Piano Sonata in A major, D.959 (Schubert, Franz)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements
Composition Year	1828 (September)
Genre Categories	Sonatas; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For 2 violins, viola, cello (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 4 players (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

Complete Performance
*#425318 - 40.87MB - 35:42 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2830×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2016/6/3)

Performer Pages	Charlie Albright (piano)
Publisher Info.	Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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1. Allegro
*#247000 - 26.53MB - 11:34 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 8128×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2012/8/17)

2. Andantino
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Cypressdome (2012/8/17)

3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace — Trio. Un poco più lento
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Cypressdome (2012/8/17)

4. Rondo. Allegretto
*#247003 - 27.47MB - 11:59 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4803×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2012/8/17)

Performer Pages	Paul Pitman (piano)
Publisher Info.	Palo Alto: Musopen, 2012.
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1. Allegro
*#264513 - 22.12MB - 16:06 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1943×⇩ - MP3 - Schiarak

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Schiarak (2013/1/3)

2. Andantino
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Schiarak (2013/1/3)

3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace — Trio. Un poco più lento
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Schiarak (2013/1/3)

4. Rondo. Allegretto
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Schiarak (2013/1/3)

Performer Pages	Chiara Bertoglio (piano)
Publisher Info.	Chiara Bertoglio
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Naxos

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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score (Preview)
*#55386 - 4.14MB, 32 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 28717×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/2/7)

Editor	Julius Epstein (1832-1926)
Publisher. Info.	Franz Schubert's Werke, Serie X, No.14 (pp.232-63) Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1888. Plate F.S. 106.
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Incomplete Score
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Feldmahler (2006/2/23)

Editor	Julius Epstein (1832-1926)
Publisher. Info.	Franz Schubert's Werke, Serie X, No.14 (pp.232-263) Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1888. Plate F.S. 106.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Score has p.28 missing and a second copy of p.30 substituted.
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Complete Score (EU)
*#374087 - 4.21MB, 32 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/57*/V* - 26921×⇩ - Chairat

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Chairat (2015/4/14)

Editor	Paul Mies (1889-1976)
Publisher. Info.	Klaviersonaten, Band II (pp.224-55) Munich: G. Henle Verlag, 1961. Plate HN 148. URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material). You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired. More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
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Complete Score (EU)
*#714726 - 6.63MB, 40 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/V* - 5033×⇩ - Cheap Imitation

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Cheap Imitation (2021/7/11)

Sketches/Early Drafts (EU)
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Cheap Imitation (2021/7/11)

Editor	Walburga Litschauer (b. 1954)
Publisher. Info.	Neue Schubert-Ausgabe, Serie VII, Werkgruppe 2, Band 3 [NSA VII/2:3] (pp.74-113) Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1996. Plate BA 5537. URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. This edition was published by Bärenreiter in Germany over 25 years ago and is in the public domain in its country of origin. In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland). In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material). You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States. More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For String Quartet (Drillon)

Complete Score and Parts
*#427606 - 2.69MB, 111 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 714×⇩ - Mouchette

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Mouchette (2016/6/21)

Arranger	Jacques Drillon (b. 1954)
Publisher. Info.	Jacques Drillon
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General Information

Work Title	Piano Sonata in A major
Alternative. Title	Piano Sonata No.14; Piano Sonata No.20
Name Translations	Klaviersonate Nr. 20; Sonata in A major, D. 959; Sonate pour piano nº 20 de Schubert; ピアノソナタ第20番; Sonata per a piano núm. 20 en la major, D 959; Sonata para piano en la mayor (Schubert)
Name Aliases	Klaviersonate Nr. 20 A-Dur D 959; D 959; Sonate pour piano n° 20 en la majeur, D. 959; Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959
Authorities	WorldCat; VIAF: 184686002; LCCN: n81149796; GND: 300141920
Composer	Schubert, Franz
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	D.959
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IFS 593
Key	A major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements: Allegro (A major, 357 bars) Andantino (F♯ minor, 202 bars) Scherzo. Allegro vivace (A major, 80 bars) — Trio. Un poco più lento (D major, 34 bars) Rondo. Allegretto (A major, 382 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1828 (September)
First Publication.	1839 – Vienna: Diabelli
Average DurationAvg. Duration	42 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	piano
External Links	Wikipedia article (in English) Wikipedia article (in German) Wikipedia article (in Spanish)

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The work is numbered as Piano Sonata No.14 in the Breitkopf & Härtel edition and as Piano Sonata No.20 in both Classical Archives and the Wiener Urtext Edition.

Schubert Piano Sonatas
Piano Sonata in E major, D.157 (unfinished?) Piano Sonata in E major, D.154 (1st version of movt. I from D.157, fragment) Piano Sonata in C major, D.279 (unfinished?) Minuet in A minor, D.277a (1st version of movt. III from D.279) Rondo in C major, D.309a (fragment) Allegretto in C major, D.346 (fragment) Piano Sonata in E major, D.459 (unfinished?) 3 Piano Pieces, D.459a Piano Sonata in A minor, D.537 (Op.posth.164) Piano Sonata in A♭ major, D.557 (unfinished?) Piano Sonata in E minor, D.566 (unfinished?) Rondo in E major, D.506 (Op.posth.145 No.2) Piano Sonata in E♭ major, D.568 (Op.posth.122) (2nd version) Piano Sonata in D♭ major, D.568 (1st version - unfinished) [formerly D.567] Scherzo in D♭ major, D.593 No.2 Piano Sonata in F♯ minor, D.571 (fragment of movt. I) Allegro and Scherzo, D.570 (Allegro is a fragment) Piano Piece in A major, D.604	Piano Sonata in B major, D.575 (Op.posth.147) Piano Sonata in C major, D.613 (unfinished) Adagio in E major, D.612 Piano Sonata in F minor, D.625 (unfinished) Adagio in D♭ major, D.505 (Op.posth.145 No.1) Piano Sonata in C♯ minor, D.655 (fragment of movt. I) Piano Sonata in A major, D.664 (Op.posth.120) Piano Sonata in E minor, D.769a (fragment of movt. I) [formerly D.994] Piano Sonata in A minor, D.784 (Op.posth.143) Piano Sonata in C major, D.840 (Reliquie) (unfinished) Piano Sonata in A minor, D.845 (Op.42) Piano Sonata in D major, D.850 (Op.53) (Gasteiner) Piano Sonata in G major, D.894 (Op.78) (Fantasie) Piano Sonata in C minor, D.958 Piano Sonata in A major, D.959 Piano Sonata in B♭ major, D.960
Sonata for Piano Duet in F major, D.1c (fragment of movt. I) Sonata for Piano Duet in B♭ major, D.617 Sonata for Piano Duet in C major, D.812 (Grand Duo)

Schubert Piano Sonatas

Piano Sonata in E major, D.157 (unfinished?)
- Piano Sonata in E major, D.154 (1st version of movt. I from D.157, fragment)
Piano Sonata in C major, D.279 (unfinished?)
- Minuet in A minor, D.277a (1st version of movt. III from D.279)
- Rondo in C major, D.309a (fragment)
- Allegretto in C major, D.346 (fragment)
Piano Sonata in E major, D.459 (unfinished?)
- 3 Piano Pieces, D.459a
Piano Sonata in A minor, D.537 (Op.posth.164)
Piano Sonata in A♭ major, D.557 (unfinished?)
Piano Sonata in E minor, D.566 (unfinished?)
- Rondo in E major, D.506 (Op.posth.145 No.2)
Piano Sonata in E♭ major, D.568 (Op.posth.122) (2nd version)
- Piano Sonata in D♭ major, D.568 (1st version - unfinished) [formerly D.567]
- Scherzo in D♭ major, D.593 No.2
Piano Sonata in F♯ minor, D.571 (fragment of movt. I)
- Allegro and Scherzo, D.570 (Allegro is a fragment)
- Piano Piece in A major, D.604

Piano Sonata in B major, D.575 (Op.posth.147)
Piano Sonata in C major, D.613 (unfinished)
- Adagio in E major, D.612
Piano Sonata in F minor, D.625 (unfinished)
- Adagio in D♭ major, D.505 (Op.posth.145 No.1)
Piano Sonata in C♯ minor, D.655 (fragment of movt. I)
Piano Sonata in A major, D.664 (Op.posth.120)
Piano Sonata in E minor, D.769a (fragment of movt. I)
[formerly D.994]
Piano Sonata in A minor, D.784 (Op.posth.143)
Piano Sonata in C major, D.840 (Reliquie) (unfinished)
Piano Sonata in A minor, D.845 (Op.42)
Piano Sonata in D major, D.850 (Op.53) (Gasteiner)
Piano Sonata in G major, D.894 (Op.78) (Fantasie)
Piano Sonata in C minor, D.958
Piano Sonata in A major, D.959
Piano Sonata in B♭ major, D.960

Sonata for Piano Duet in F major, D.1c (fragment of movt. I)
Sonata for Piano Duet in B♭ major, D.617
Sonata for Piano Duet in C major, D.812 (Grand Duo)

Piano Sonata in A major, D.959 (Schubert, Franz)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

Naxos

Sheet Music

Scores

Arrangements and Transcriptions

For String Quartet (Drillon)

General Information

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