Sonatas, duos and fantasies by Franz Schubert


Sonatas, duos and fantasies by Franz Schubert include all works for solo piano by Franz Schubert, except separate dances. They also include a number of works for two players: piano four hands, or piano and a string instrument.

Sonatas for piano solo

Twenty-four extant sonatas and sonata fragments are listed in the 1978 version of the Deutsch catalogue:
  1. D 154, Piano Sonata in E major
  2. : I. Allegro
  3. D 157, Piano Sonata in E major
  4. : I. Allegro ma non troppo
  5. : II. Andante
  6. : III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace – Trio
  7. D 279, Piano Sonata in C major
  8. : I. Allegro moderato
  9. : II. Andante
  10. : III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace – Trio
  11. : IV. Allegretto
  12. D 459, Piano Sonata in E major
  13. : I. Allegro moderato
  14. : II. Scherzo. Allegro
  15. D 459A, Three piano pieces "Drei Klavierstücke"
  16. : I. Allegro ma non troppo
  17. : II. Allegretto quasi andantino
  18. : III. Allegro vivace
  19. D 557, Piano Sonata in A-flat major
  20. : I. Allegro moderato
  21. : II. Andante
  22. : III. Allegro
  23. D 566, Piano Sonata in E minor
  24. : I. Moderato
  25. : II. Allegretto
  26. : III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio
  27. : IV. Rondo. Allegretto
  28. D 568, Piano Sonata in D-flat major/E-flat major
  29. *1st version, in D-flat major
  30. :: I. Allegro moderato
  31. :: II. Andante molto
  32. :: III. Scherzo. Allegro moderato – Trio
  33. :: IV. Allegretto
  34. *2nd version, in E-flat major
  35. :: I. Allegro moderato
  36. :: II. Andante molto
  37. :: III. Menuetto. Allegro – Trio
  38. :: IV. Allegro moderato
  39. D 571, Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor
  40. : I. Allegro moderato
  41. : II. Andante
  42. : III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio
  43. : IV. Allegro
  44. D 575, Piano Sonata in B major
  45. : I. Allegro, ma non troppo
  46. : II. Andante
  47. : III. Scherzo. Allegretto – Trio
  48. : IV. Allegro giusto
  49. D 613, Piano Sonata in C major
  50. : I. Moderato
  51. : II. Adagio
  52. : III. Menuetto – Trio
  53. : IV. Without tempo indication
  54. D 625, Piano Sonata in F minor
  55. : I. Allegro
  56. : II. Adagio
  57. : III. Scherzo. Allegretto – Trio
  58. : IV. Allegro
  59. D 655, Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor
  60. : I. Allegro
  61. D 664, Piano Sonata in A major, Little A major
  62. : I. Allegro moderato
  63. : II. Andante
  64. : III. Allegro
  65. D 769A, Piano Sonata in E minor
  66. : I. Allegro
  67. D 784, Piano Sonata in A minor, Grande Sonate
  68. : I. Allegro giusto
  69. : II. Andante
  70. : III. Allegro vivace
  71. D 840, Piano Sonata in C major, Reliquie
  72. : I. Moderato
  73. : II. Andante
  74. : III. Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio
  75. : IV. Rondo. Allegro
  76. D 845, Piano Sonata in A minor
  77. : I. Moderato
  78. : II. Andante poco mosso
  79. : III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio. Un poco più lento
  80. : IV. Rondo. Allegro vivace
  81. D 850, Piano Sonata in D major, Gasteiner
  82. : I. Allegro
  83. : II. Con moto
  84. : III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio
  85. : IV. Rondo. Allegro moderato
  86. D 894, Piano Sonata in G major, Fantasie
  87. : I. Molto moderato e cantabile
  88. : II. Andante
  89. : III. Menuetto. Allegro moderato – Trio
  90. : IV. Allegretto
  91. D 958, Piano Sonata in C minor
  92. : I. Allegro
  93. : II. Adagio
  94. : III. Menuetto. Allegro – Trio
  95. : IV. Allegro
  96. D 959, Piano Sonata in A major
  97. : I. Allegro
  98. : II. Andantino
  99. : III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio. Un poco più lento
  100. : IV. Rondo. Allegretto
  101. D 960, Piano Sonata in B-flat major
  102. : I. Molto moderato
  103. : II. Andante sostenuto
  104. : III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace e con delicatezza – Trio
  105. : IV. Allegro, ma non troppo
There are also some possibly lost piano sonatas:D Anh. I/8, Piano Sonata in F major D Anh. I/9, Piano Sonata in F major D deest, Piano Sonata in C-sharp major
Piano compositions that possibly were intended as piano sonata movements:D 277A, Minuet in A minor with Trio in F major for piano D 346, Allegretto in C major for piano D 505, Adagio in D-flat major for piano D 506, Rondo in E major for piano D 570, Scherzo in D major and Allegro in F-sharp minor for piano D 593, Two Scherzi for piano : No. 2, Allegro moderato in D-flat major D 600, Minuet in C-sharp minor for piano D 604, Piano piece in A major D 610, Trio in E major for piano, to be regarded as the lost son of a minuet D 612, Adagio in E major for piano

Distinction between complete and incomplete piano sonatas

Complete sonatas

These works are by all accounts complete and have always been taken as such:D 537, Piano Sonata in A minor D 568, Piano Sonata E-flat major D 575, Piano Sonata in B major D 664, Piano Sonata in A major, Little A major D 784, Piano Sonata in A minor, Grande Sonate D 845, Piano Sonata in A minor D 850, Piano Sonata in D major, Gasteiner D 894, Piano Sonata in G major, Fantasie D 958, Piano Sonata in C minor D 959, Piano Sonata in A major D 960, Piano Sonata in B-flat major

Possibly complete sonatas

The works listed below are considered complete or incomplete, depending on source:D 157, Piano Sonata in E major D 459 and D 459A, Piano Sonata in E major D 557, Piano Sonata in A-flat major D 566, Piano Sonata in E minor

Incomplete sonatas and sonata fragments

They can be divided into the following categories:Unfinished sonatas with certainty about all intended movements Unfinished sonatas that have independent movements associated with them
  • '''Unfinished sonatas consisting of a single, incomplete movement'''

Numbering of the piano sonatas

For the piano Sonatas, there is no uniform numbering system. There are several reasons for this, including that there is no consensus regarding the inclusion of independent movements as being part of incomplete or unfinished sonatas. This issue has proven to be troubling to scholars and performers of the works, who have to decide which of these movements, if any at all, should be included for a certain sonata. In some instances, it is also necessary to determine the order in which they are to be presented.
A common numbering system, found on recordings and some websites has 21 sonatas:
  1. D 157
  2. D 279
  3. D 459
  4. D 537, Op. posth. 164
  5. D 557
  6. D 566
  7. D 567
  8. D 571
  9. D 575, Op. posth. 147
  10. D 613
  11. D 625
  12. D 655
  13. D 664, Op. 120
  14. D 784, Op. posth. 143
  15. D 840
  16. D 845, Op. 42
  17. D 850, Op. 53
  18. D 894, Op. 78
  19. D 958
  20. D 959
  21. D 960

Unnumbered editions

The following two editions of Schubert's piano sonatas are incomplete and abstain from providing a numbering system:
  • Edition Peters – Sonaten für Klavier zu 2 Handen : an edition in two volumes that includes eleven complete sonatas
  • Schirmer Edition – Ten sonatas for pianoforte : an edition in one volume that includes ten complete sonatas
The following edition of Schubert's piano sonatas is complete, but abstains from providing a numbering system:
  • G. Henle Verlag – Klaviersonaten : an urtext edition in three volumes that includes all complete sonatas, all unfinished sonatas, and all independent movements generally associated with these unfinished works . Volumes I and II were edited by Paul Mies and fingered by Hans-Martin Theopold. Volume III was edited and fingered by Paul Badura-Skoda. It includes all unfinished sonatas and the independent movements associated with them, with completions by Badura-Skoda of all fragments with the exception of D 154, D 655 and D 769A. While the sonatas in this last volume carry a numbering of 1-10, this is not a numbering system of the entire sonata output, given that the first two volumes assign numbers 1-11 to the works they contain.

Numbered editions

Breitkopf & Härtel Franz Schubert's Werke: Kritisch durchgesehene Gesammtausgabe – Serie 10: Sonaten für Pianoforte. An edition in one volume that includes fifteen piano sonatas:

Other numbering systems

In addition to the numbering systems found in the above named editions, one more can be cited. This numbering system can be found in two websites:
  • "Schubert: Catalogo delle composizioni" at
  • "Franz Schubert Catalogue: 610 - Oeuvres pour piano" at
This is a system in which twenty-three sonatas and fragments are numbered. In this system D 769A is numbered as No. 4.

Fantasies for piano solo

D 2 E, Fantasy in C minor for piano D 605, Fantasy in C major for piano D 605A, Fantasy in C major for piano, Grazer Fantasy D 760, Fantasy in C major for piano, Wanderer Fantasy D 894, Piano Sonata in G major, Fantasie
  • : I. Molto moderato e cantabile
  • : II. Andante
  • : III. Menuetto. Allegro moderato – Trio
  • : IV. AllegrettoD Anh. I/10, Fantasy in E-flat major for piano

Sonatas and Fantasies for piano four-hands

D 1, Fantasy in G major for piano duet
  • :I. Adagio - Allegro
  • :II. Presto - Allegretto
  • :III. Finale: Allegro maestoso D 1B, Fantasy in G major for piano duet D 1C, Sonata in F major for piano duet D 9, Fantasy in G minor for piano duet D 48, Fantasy in C minor for piano duet, Grande Sonate D 608, Rondo in D major for piano duet, Notre amitié est invariable D 617, Sonata in B-flat major for piano duet D 812, Sonata in C major for piano duet, Grand Duo D 940, Fantasy in F minor for piano duet D 947, Allegro in A minor for piano duet, Lebensstürme D 951, Rondo in A major for piano duet, Grand Rondeau D 968, Allegro moderato in C major and Andante in A minor for piano duet, Sonatine D 968A, Introduction, Four Variations on an original theme and Finale in B-flat major for piano duet

Sonatas and duos for a piano and an instrument

Violin and piano

  • Three Sonatinas for Violin and Piano, Op. 137.
  • * Sonatina in D major,
  • * Sonatina in A minor,
  • * Sonatina in G minor,
  • Sonata or Duo in A major for Violin and Piano,
  • Rondo in B minor for Violin and Piano,
  • Fantasy in C major for Violin and Piano,

Arpeggione and piano

  • Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano,

Flute and piano

  • Introduction and Variations,, for flute and piano

Sonatas for three players

  • Trio in B-flat major for violin, violoncello and piano,, a.k.a. Sonatensatz : an "Allegro" movement composed in 1812 is extant
None of the other trios Schubert composed are indicated as sonata.

Scores

  • by Austrian Academy of Sciences
  • at IMSLP
  • Franz Schubert's Werke: Kritisch durchgesehene Gesammtausgabe :
  • *Julius Epstein Serie 10: Sonaten für Pianoforte. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1888.
  • **: Franz Schubert. Complete Sonatas for Pianoforte Solo. New York: Dover Publications, 1970.
  • *Julius Epstein Serie 11: Phantasie, Impromptus und andere Stücke für Pianoforte. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1888.
  • *Eusebius Mandyczewski Serie 21: Supplement: Instrumentalmusik; Gesangsmusik. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1897.
  • *Julius Epstein, Eusebius Mandyczewski Revisionsbericht - Serie X: Sonaten für Pianoforte. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1893
  • *Julius Epstein, Eusebius Mandyczewski Revisionsbericht - Serie XI: Phantasie, Impromptus und andere Stücke für Pianoforte. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1894
  • * Revisionsbericht - Serie XXI: Supplement. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel
  • Henle :
  • *Paul Mies '. 1971.
  • *Paul Mies '. 1973.
  • *Paul Badura-Skoda . 1997.
  • Wiener Urtext Edition:
  • *Martino Tirimo Franz Schubert: The Complete Piano Sonatas. 1997.
  • ** ISMN 979-0-50057-223-7
  • ** ISMN 979-0-50057-224-4
  • ** ISMN 979-0-50057-225-1
  • * Paul Badura-Skoda
  • ** ISMN 979-0-50057-009-7
  • Franz Schubert: Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke :
  • *Walburga Litschauer. . Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2000. ISMN 9790006497119
  • *Walburga Litschauer. . Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2003. ISMN 9790006497195
  • *Walburga Litschauer. . Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1996. ISMN 9790006472475
  • *David Goldberger. . Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1988. ISMN 9790006472208
  • *Christa Landon and Walther Dürr. . Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1984. ISMN 9790006472161
  • *Alfred Mann. . Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1986. ISMN 9790006472192

Lists of (piano) compositions by Schubert