Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas, To Re-examine

The last three piano sonatas of Schubert: c minor (D. 958), A major (D. 959), and ~bB major (D. 960) represent the summit of the early romantic music nowadays. But because its enormous scale, deep introspection and the similar to Beethoven's some works, it makes people produce a certain neglect and query. This dissertation regards the last three pianos sonata of Schubert as the research object. Through the concrete analysis of the scale of the works, the dual nature of the style of composing and composer's individual character, the uniqueness in the shade of imitation of Beethoven's works, and the innovation of classical form, it would make people understand the great artistic value of these three works in an overall and profound manner from a new point of view.