But there are no trills like those in the first movement of the sublime piano sonata Schubert finished and performed two months before his death at 31. Schubert’s Zen-level appreciation for the necessity of beauty as lived in the moment is the essence of this sonata on all levels. Everyone plays Schubert’s Sonata in B-flat, D. 960 differently. AdvertisementGiven half a chance, and Schubert’s trills will haunt you. In his second recording of the sonata, Andras Schiff plays on a piano from Schubert’s time exposing primary musical colors that a modern grand mutes.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 26, 2020 13:03 UTC