Impromptus, D. 899

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Impromptus, D. 899 is a set of four lyrical and technically demanding piano pieces by Franz Schubert that are central to the Romantic solo piano repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf impromptus ⓘ
set of piano pieces ⓘ
alternativeCatalogNumber Op. 90 ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod 1827-1828 ⓘ
approximateYearOfFirstPublication 1827 ⓘ
catalogNumber D. 899 ⓘ
centralToRepertoire Romantic solo piano repertoire ⓘ
composer Franz Schubert ⓘ
containsWork Impromptu in A-flat major, D. 899 No. 4 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899

Impromptu in C minor, D. 899 No. 1 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899

Impromptu in E-flat major, D. 899 No. 2 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899

Impromptu in G-flat major, D. 899 No. 3 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
dedicatedTo Franz Schubert’s patron and friends (unspecified in autograph) ⓘ
difficultyLevel advanced ⓘ
frequentlyPerformedBy concert pianists worldwide ⓘ
genre Romantic piano music ⓘ
hasKeySignatureDistribution two major-key and two minor-key related pieces ⓘ
hasOpusGrouping group of four impromptus ⓘ
hasThematicFeature contrast between lyrical themes and virtuosic passagework ⓘ
includedIn standard concert piano repertoire ⓘ
influenced later Romantic piano miniatures ⓘ
influencedBy early Romantic piano idiom ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
keyOfFirstPiece C minor ⓘ
keyOfFourthPiece A-flat major ⓘ
keyOfSecondPiece E-flat major ⓘ
keyOfThirdPiece G-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableCharacteristic lyrical character ⓘ
rich harmonic language ⓘ
song-like melodic writing ⓘ
technical demands for the pianist ⓘ
use of ternary and variation forms ⓘ
numberOfPieces 4 ⓘ
oftenRecordedWith Impromptus, D. 935 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
opusNumberAssignedByPublisher Op. 90 ⓘ
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
placeOfFirstPublication Vienna ⓘ
publisherOfFirstEdition Tobias Haslinger ⓘ
stylePeriod Romantic ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 30 minutes ⓘ
workOf Franz Schubert ⓘ
workSeries Schubert impromptus ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
yearOfComposition 1827 ⓘ

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Franz Schubert → notableWork → Impromptus, D. 899 ⓘ
Franz Schubert → notableWork → Impromptus, D. 935 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
Impromptus, D. 899 → containsWork → Impromptu in C minor, D. 899 No. 1 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
Impromptus, D. 899 → containsWork → Impromptu in E-flat major, D. 899 No. 2 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
Impromptus, D. 899 → containsWork → Impromptu in G-flat major, D. 899 No. 3 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
Impromptus, D. 899 → containsWork → Impromptu in A-flat major, D. 899 No. 4 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
Impromptus, D. 899 → oftenRecordedWith → Impromptus, D. 935 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
Impromptus, D. 899 → workSeries → Schubert impromptus ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
A-flat major → usedInWork → Franz Schubert Impromptu in A-flat major Op. 90 No. 4 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
D. 899 → hasTitle → Impromptus, D. 899 ⓘ
D. 899 → hasAlternativeTitle → Four Impromptus, D. 899 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
D. 899 → consistsOf → Impromptu in C minor, D. 899 No. 1 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
D. 899 → consistsOf → Impromptu in E-flat major, D. 899 No. 2 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
D. 899 → consistsOf → Impromptu in G-flat major, D. 899 No. 3 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
D. 899 → consistsOf → Impromptu in A-flat major, D. 899 No. 4 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
D. 899 → isFirstSetOf → Schubert’s two sets of Impromptus for piano ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899
Two Hands → hasTrack → Impromptu in A-flat major, Op. 90 No. 4 ⓘ
subject linked to: album "Two Hands"
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899