Schubert concluded his personal
violin sonata ‘chapter’ early on, as his last work in this genre dates
from 1817: the Sonatafor Violin and Piano in A major, D. 574 (Op. posth.
162, Grand Duo). Perhaps he put aside any further plans for violin
sonatas he might have had due to a number of significantexperiences he
underwent in 1817. Although Schubert is often portrayed by the lay world
as never being successful with his compositions during his
lifetime, this is not entirely the case. Thus his cantata Prometheus –
penned the previous year – had created quite a sensation in
Vienna. Otherwise Schubert would hardly have considered giving up his
recently (1816) acquired teaching position in favour of
creative free-lancing. However, music historians are right about the
negative representation of the reception given to Schubert’s works, as
indeed, according to traditional tales, fortune did not smile upon him:
of all things, this successful work – the Prometheus Cantata – was lost
to the world and has not yet been rediscovered to this day. (Pentatone)
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