This recital represents three very distinct musical “snapshots” from Vienna (Schubert in 1823, Brahms in 1861, and Schoenberg in 1909). Each of the three works holds an important place in the canon that we call the standard piano repertoire. The Schubert Sonata in A minor (D. 784) is a profound and tragic work that is seen as a harbinger of the composer’s later period works. The Brahms Handel Variations simply are considered one of the most monumental variation sets ever written. The Schoenberg Opus 11 Piano Pieces are the first freely atonal piano works written by the composer, with the third piece of the set being perhaps the first Expressionist piano piece.