Today I have for you a real musical gem: Franz Schubert’s Impromptu #3.
Schubert composed this work the year before he died. I don’t believe the prayerful spirit of his Impromptu in G-flat major is a coincidence; rather, the effortlessness of the melody, the tension and pain in the harmonies, and the peacefully flowing 8th notes all lend themselves to a man who understood life.
Perhaps this impromptu was Schubert’s way of finding peace with his declining health, and his death at age 31.
Perhaps this music will help you, the listener, during your own challenging times.
Here is pianist Khatia Buniatishvili to play this sad music for you:
