Schubert's middle-last sonata, D959, has always been a favourite of mine. There's a very angry section in the slow movement. I wonder whether it reflects the fact that he knew that he was doomed by syphilis. The Quintet in C comes from the same period. There's similar anger in its slow movement (not the bit they ever play on Desert Island Discs) followed by agitation. Then, in the third movement, the superficial jollity is suddenly broken by a passage of Shakespearean tragedy. I'm not a big fan of most of Schubert but the Quintet is a masterpiece. He was a troubled man in his final year or two. I think he was a bit too fond of the ladies of the night.
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