Wojciech Waleczek - Franz Schubert: Rarities and Short Piano Works - Two Scherzi, Fugues, Fugal Sketches, Allegro in E major

Among Schubert�s compositions are rare and overlooked works for solo piano that reflect staging posts of his short compositional life. As a boy he had studied with Salieri who almost certainly encouraged him to explore contrapuntal techniques in 1812 � the fugues and fugal expositions he wrote are testament to his secure grounding in the form. Schubert�s admiration for Mozart is clear in the Fantasy in C minor, while the substantial Two Scherzi, D. 593 show early mastery. Also included is the Allegro in E major, Schubert�s first, unfinished attempt at a piano sonata.