Nocturne (Notturno) in E-flat Major, Op.148 (D.897) for violin, cello, and piano by Franz Schubert
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Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer of the Romantic Era and generally considered one of the greatest composers in the history of Western classical music. Despite his early death at age 31, he was remarkably prolific, leaving behind a vast oeuvre of over 1500 compositions, with over 600 art songs at its center. He left his mark on all genres, including--most consequentially for string players--on chamber music. His individual style grew out of the influences of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven and was characterized by a mastery of melodic writing as well as formal experimentation and significant harmonic innovation.
Schubert's Nocturne (Notturno) in E-flat Major, Op.148 (D.897) for piano trio is possibly a rejected slow movement for his first piano trio of 1827, reworked into a stand-alone piece. Characteristic of his late works, it displays advanced harmonic craftwork and the sublime, hypnotic melodicism heard in both his string quintet and Symphony No. 8. Includes all parts (violin, cello, and piano). Advanced level, Grade 5.
