4 Impromptus, D.899 (Schubert, Franz)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 impromptus
Composition Year 1827
Genre Categories Impromptus; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 2 players (arr); For violin, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 1. Impromptu in C minor
#262599 - 12.31MB - 8:57 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 51615×⇩ - MP3 - Schiarak

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Schiarak (2012/12/20)

 2. Impromptu in E♭ major
#262600 - 5.99MB - 4:21 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 66654×⇩ - MP3 - Schiarak

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Schiarak (2012/12/20)

 3. Impromptu in G♭ major
#262601 - 8.19MB - 5:57 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 75088×⇩ - MP3 - Schiarak

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Schiarak (2012/12/20)

 4. Impromptu in A♭ major
#262602 - 10.71MB - 7:48 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 48682×⇩ - MP3 - Schiarak

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Schiarak (2012/12/20)

Performer Pages Chiara Bertoglio (Piano)
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 2. Impromptu in E♭ major
#322188 - 6.12MB - 4:27 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 9811×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2014/4/17)

 3. Impromptu in G♭ major
#322189 - 5.08MB - 5:33 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 9562×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2014/4/17)

Performer Pages Seymour Lipkin (piano)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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 1. Impromptu in C minor
#77143 - 17.04MB - 9:18 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 12205×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/8/30)

Performer Pages Randolph Hokanson (Piano)
Publisher Info. Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Professor Hokanson's 90th Birthday recital, 18 June 2006. Recorded by Al Swanson at Brechmin Hall, University of Washington Music School.
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 4. Impromptu in A♭ major
#348580 - 12.34MB - 6:44 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5668×⇩ - MP3 - H.andersen

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H.andersen (2014/10/18)

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Performers Harris Andersen
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 1. Impromptu in C minor
#456639 - 11.90MB - 8:40 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2084×⇩ - MP3 - Harryplocker

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Harryplocker (2017/1/22)

 2. Impromptu in E♭ major
#456640 - 7.29MB - 5:19 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3872×⇩ - MP3 - Harryplocker

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Harryplocker (2017/1/22)

 3. Impromptu in G♭ major
#456641 - 8.58MB - 6:15 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4539×⇩ - MP3 - Harryplocker

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Harryplocker (2017/1/22)

 4. Impromptu in A♭ major
#456642 - 12.61MB - 9:11 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3025×⇩ - MP3 - Harryplocker

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Harryplocker (2017/1/22)

Performer Pages Harald Vetter (Piano)
Publisher Info. Harald Vetter
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Misc. Notes Youtube: No.1, No.2, No.3, No.4
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 3. Impromptu in G♭ major
#519300 - 6.12MB - 6:41 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2161×⇩ - MP3 - Gabrielhero

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Gabrielhero (2018/4/11)

Performer Pages Gabriel Antonio Hernandez Romero (Piano)
Publisher Info. Gabriel Antonio Hernandez Romero ℗ 2016.
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Misc. Notes Canada Montreal Recording 2018 ℗
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 1. Allegro molto moderato
#824501 - 9.30MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 271×⇩ - MP3 - Luiskaludin

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Luiskaludin (2022/11/28)

 2. Allegro
#824502 - 4.72MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 226×⇩ - MP3 - Luiskaludin

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Luiskaludin (2022/11/28)

 3. Andante
#824503 - 4.71MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 322×⇩ - MP3 - Luiskaludin

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Luiskaludin (2022/11/28)

 4. Allegretto
#824504 - 6.96MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 233×⇩ - MP3 - Luiskaludin

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Luiskaludin (2022/11/28)

Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
Publisher Info. Luis Kolodin, 2020.
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
#462696 - 67.09MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1332×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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Piupianissimo (2017/3/12)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1827).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Note pencil remark on page 13 (Carl Haslinger?) to transpose from G-flat to G and change signature from 8/4 to 4/4. Later Carl Haslinger editions (e.g. dated 1857. Plate C.H.12,075) use these changes.
This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page.
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 Complete Score (Preview)
#53592 - 3.60MB, 30 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 69538×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/1/19)

 Incomplete Score (Preview)
#00364 - 1.40MB, 30 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 50989×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/2/23)

Editor Julius Epstein (1832-1926)
Publisher. Info. Franz Schubert's Werke, Serie XI, No.2 (pp.28-57)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1888. Plate F.S. 109.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Originally scanned at about 160pi, converted to 600dpi monochrome.
#00364: 1 Missing Page at end of B section of No.4. (see discussion)
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 Complete Score
#885723 - 8.35MB, 44 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 338×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2023/11/27)

Editor Giuseppe Buonamici (1846-1914)
Publisher. Info. Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol.1125
New York: G. Schirmer, 1897. Plate 23911.
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 Complete Score (Preview)
#38674 - 1.93MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/27 - 47845×⇩ - Guifré

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Guifré (2009/9/3)

Editor Walter Gieseking (1895–1956)
Publisher. Info. Munich: G. Henle Verlag, 1948.
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Misc. Notes With fingerings.
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 Complete Score
#886608 - 5.12MB, 36 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/V - 225×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2023/12/4)

Editor Max Pauer (1866-1945)
Publisher. Info. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, No.4228, n.d.[1987].
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Selections

 1. Impromptu in C minor
#239051 - 1.10MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 14311×⇩ - Fbusoni

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Fbusoni (2012/6/29)

Publisher. Info. Unidentified Publisher, n.d.(ca.1910).
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 1. Impromptu in C minor
#937170 - 1.28MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - Afp0815

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Afp0815 (2024/10/17)

Editor Josef Dachs (1825-1896)
Publisher. Info. Hamburg: August Cranz, n.d. Plate 3731.
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 2. Impromptu in E♭ major
#541115 - 3.33MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 829×⇩ - Pianoman121

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Pianoman121 (2018/9/11)

Editor Giuseppe Buonamici (1846-1914)
Publisher. Info. New York: Schirmer, 1897. Plate 7141.
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 2. Impromptu in E♭ major (EU)
#408667 - 0.68MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/39/V - 39789×⇩ - Jacopo Tore

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Jacopo Tore (2016/1/26)

Editor Alessandro Longo (1864-1945)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Edizioni Curci, 1943. Plate E. 3804 C.
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 2. Impromptu in E♭ major
#936502 - 1.59MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - Afp0815

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Afp0815 (2024/10/14)

Editor Otto Gustav Thümer (1848-1917)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1913. Plate 0687.
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 3. Impromptu in G♭ major
#39751 - 0.38MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 54552×⇩ - Guifré

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Guifré (2009/9/21)

Editor Julius Epstein (1832–1926)
Publisher. Info. Franz Schubert's Werke, Serie XI, No.2
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1888. Plate F.S. 109.
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Misc. Notes Original engraving
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 3. Impromptu in G major (not G♭ major)
#643043 - 1.57MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/25 - 291×⇩ - Martin2210

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Editor Gino Tagliapietra (1887-1954)
Publisher. Info. Buenos Aires: Melos, 2008. Plate 591.
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Misc. Notes Edition in G major (as printed by the first publisher)
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 4. Impromptu in A♭ major
#11133 - 0.96MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 31098×⇩ - Mcroskell

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Mcroskell (2007/8/2)

Editor Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938)
Publisher. Info. St. Louis: Art Publication Society, 1915. Plate 705.
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Misc. Notes This file is from the MIT archive project.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano (Liszt)

 Complete Score (S.565c)
#05860 - 2.36MB, 34 (#78–111) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6396×⇩ - Funper

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Funper (2007/5/10)

Arranger Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Publisher. Info. Fantasias, impromtus, moments musicals for the pianoforte
Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co., n.d.[ca.1910].
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Misc. Notes "Cotta edition", with additions by Liszt to Nos.2 and 3
No.3 is transposed to G major from G♭ major.
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Impromptu in E♭ major (No.2)

For Strings (Choe)

 Complete Score
#732868 - 0.50MB, 33 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 796×⇩ - TradViolin

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⇒ 5 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Violins I
#732869 - 0.36MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 117×⇩ - TradViolin

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 Violins II
#732870 - 0.35MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 79×⇩ - TradViolin

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 Violas
#732871 - 0.33MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 79×⇩ - TradViolin

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 Cellos
#732872 - 0.32MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 90×⇩ - TradViolin

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 Basses
#732873 - 0.32MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 81×⇩ - TradViolin

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Arranger Joshua Choe
Publisher. Info. Joshua Choe, 2018.
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For Piano (Martin)

 Complete Score (E major-E♭ major)
#921633 - 0.21MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 198×⇩ - Timtin

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Arranger Timothy Nicholas Martin (b. 1954)
Publisher. Info. Timothy Nicholas Martin, 2024.
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Impromptu in G♭ major (No.3)

For Violin and Piano (Heim)
See: Palaestra, Vol 2b (No.40, Transposed to G major)
For Cello and Piano (Swert)

 Complete Score and Cello Part
#283213 - 38.74MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2076×⇩ - Cellofan

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Cellofan (2013/6/2)

Arranger Jules de Swert (1843–1891)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.[1869]. Plate 8198.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Color scan 400 dpi. Transposed to G major.
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Impromptu in A♭ major (No.4)

For Strings (Choe)

 Complete Score
#732874 - 0.65MB, 39 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 425×⇩ - TradViolin

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⇒ 5 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Violins I
#732875 - 0.34MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 87×⇩ - TradViolin

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 Violins II
#732876 - 0.37MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 78×⇩ - TradViolin

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 Violas
#732877 - 0.30MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 77×⇩ - TradViolin

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 Cellos
#732878 - 0.29MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 80×⇩ - TradViolin

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 Basses
#732879 - 0.28MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 74×⇩ - TradViolin

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TradViolin (2021/9/19)

Arranger Joshua Choe
Publisher. Info. Joshua Choe, 2020.
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For Violin and Piano (Kochanski)

 Complete Score (EU)
#672846 - 1.21MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/26/V - 677×⇩ - Schalltrichter

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Schalltrichter (2021/1/29)

 Violin Part (EU)
#672847 - 0.38MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/26/V - 663×⇩ - Schalltrichter

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Schalltrichter (2021/1/29)

Arranger Paul Kochanski (1887-1934)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1930. Plate 25440.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Transposed to A major
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General Information

Work Title Vier Impromptus
Alternative. Title
Composer Schubert, Franz
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. D.899 ; Op.90
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFS 366
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 impromptus:
1. Allegro molto moderato (C minor)
2. Allegro (E-flat major)
3. Andante (G-flat major)
4. Allegretto (A-flat major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1827
First Publication. 1827 (Nos.1-2)
1857 (Nos.3-4)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano

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