5 Facts About Schubert’s Piano Sonata D. 960
- It was composed in September 1828, only two months before Schubert’s death on November 19, 1828.
- This sonata is one of Schubert’s last major works, written in his final creative period.
- The piece is in B-flat major and is cataloged as D. 960 in the Deutsch catalog of his works.
- Its slow, expansive first movement is notable for a haunting trill in the bass that recurs throughout.
- Despite its late date, the sonata shows no decline in invention—it is widely regarded as a masterpiece of the piano repertoire.