{"product_id":"schubert-beethoven","title":"Schubert + Beethoven","description":"For the fifth instalment of the critically acclaimed  Schubert+ series, Can Cakmur juxtaposes the Viennese  composer with his illustrious elder Ludwig van  Beethoven, for the first time in this series.    After establishing his mastery of the lied genre, Schubert  still had to show his full potential in the realm of piano  sonatas, a quintessentially Beethovenian form. In his  Sonata in A major, D 664, he abandons the traditionally  oppositional nature of the sonata in favour of a melody-  based narrative in which landscapes appear to change  gradually, as if seen from a traveller's perspective, thus  offering a conception that is as new as it is personal.    Beethoven is represented here by a series of variations,  a genre in which he also excelled. The 32 Variations in C  minor range from tender yearning to an emotional  turmoil reminiscent of the 'Appassionata' Sonata.    In the Sonata in C minor, D 958, composed in 1828, the  first of his towering final trilogy, Schubert staked his  claim to be seen as Beethoven's successor as a writer of  piano sonatas. In a work that Can Cakmur sees as a  tribute to Beethoven, Schubert achieves a synthesis of  the master's influence and the lyricism of his own early  sonatas. Just weeks before his death, the younger  composer finally sits beside the older master and  converses with him on equal terms.","brand":"BIS","offers":[{"title":"SACD","offer_id":50471423279384,"sku":"7318599927503","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/4433160-3412893.jpg?v=1777484440","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/schubert-beethoven","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}