Lugansky - Schubert Impromptus, Op. 142, No. 3 & No. 4

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) Four impromptus, D935 (Op. posth. 142), No.3 & No. 4 (1827) Nikolai Lugansky, 2016 Mariinsky Theatre Impromptu No. 3 in B♭ major [0:00] Thema. Andante - [1:50] Var. I 1:50 - [3:18] Var. II 3:18 - [4:45] Var. III. B♭ minor [7:25] Var. IV. G♭ major [9:30] Var. V. B♭ major [10:56] Coda. Più lento [12:10] Impromptu No. 4 in F minor “…Schubert may, in fact, have had something much larger in mind when he composed D. 935: Robert Schumann suggested that the key sequence of the four pieces…formed a sonata in all but name. There is a markedly greater degree of overall unity among these Impromptus than we find in the more disparate first series, D. 899, and Schumann’s observation is further strengthened by the unmistakable motivic associations between Nos. 1 and 4 -- a quality often associated with the opening and closing movements of a sonata. However, it is easy for this line of thought