F. Schubert | 4 impromptus op. 90,  n. 3 (1827)
 
Composed at the age of 30, one year before his untimely death, the 4 impromptus op. 90 are among Schubert’s most appreciated legacy, despite their apparent simplicity initially received a lukewarm public reception. Much harder to play than they seem, Schubert’s impromptus are intimate pages of romantic extemporaneous creativity, where simple musical ideas are articulated and resolved in free-standing pieces rich of imaginative power and melodic intensity. The third impromptu is a magnificent example of Schubert’s capability to play with emotions. The whole piece articulates over right-hand sextuplets that create a dreamlike atmosphere, over which lays a melody of growing lyric intensity, reaching its acme in the Eb minor section marked by a suddenly powerful left-hand line.