Impromptu, Op. 90, no. 2 - Franz Schubert

Jeff Klein performing Impromptu, Op. 90, no. 2 by Franz Schubert in his senior piano recital in Pease Auditorium at Eastern Michigan University.

The following program notes were written by Jeff Klein and copyrighted as of 2010:

Schubert was a prolific composer whose life was cut short at the age of 31. Born in Vienna, he was the son of a schoolmaster and received training from his father and older brother until coming to the attention of Antonin Salieri. After that, he began his formal training in music. While his music did not become popular until after his death, he wrote over 1,000 pieces during his lifetime. In 1827, the year before his death, Schubert completed some 30 pieces of music, including his two sets of four Impromptus for piano. The Opus 90 Impromptus were the first of those two sets. Only the first of those Impromptus is not composed in ternary form. Impromptu No. 2 begins in E-flat major with a perpetual motion section of allegro triplets. This is followed by a more stately and intense section in B minor, filled with many interesting harmonic surprises and clever modulations. The perpetual motion section returns again before the piece culminates in a Coda based upon the second section. The Coda builds to a climax before cascading to its final resolution, cadencing on a strong E-flat minor chord.

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[bmwguymi]

Thank you, and I'm glad you enjoyed, but big hands are not very good for piano playing.  They force very unnatural, and harmful, hand positions. Although, Liszt would probably disagree. ;-)

[me0and0the0piano]

he has big hands! I want them!

[OldRabit]

Excellent!