In this series, Paul Lewis introduces, and then performs, Schubert's Drei Klavierstucke - three piano pieces written in the last year of Schubert's life.
In this podcast, Paul Lewis discusses the second of the three pieces, the heart of the set, which begins with one of the most beautiful passages in music, a "longingly introspective theme of radiance and beauty". Following his introduction, Paul Lewis performs the piece in its entirety (music begins at 7m23)
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Paul Lewis introduces the series .
Paul Lewis discusses and plays the first of the set
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