Schubert

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Why Did Franz Schubert Never Marry?
In November 1828, composer Franz Schubert died in his brother’s house, unmarried. The fact is somewhat ironic. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most emotionally expressive composers of his generation. He helped invent the Romantic-era art song,
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The Remarkable Rediscovery of Schubert’s “Great” C-Major Symphony
Few works in the orchestral repertoire have had a stranger journey to the concert hall than Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C major, often nicknamed the “Great” C-major Symphony. For one, it started with composer Robert Schumann rediscovering the
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Creating Your Own Schubertiade: George Fu’s Solitude with Schubert
Rising young American pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu releases his third album, Solitude with Schubert, in the form of an evening of Franz Schubert (1797–1828). Just as in Schubert’s time, when the eponymous ‘Schubertiade’ hosted by the composer for his friends
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Numbering a Symphony: Schubert’s Great, D. 944
Depending on your sources, Franz Schubert (1797–1828) has his final symphony, The Great, D. 944, variously numbered as Symphony No. 7 or Symphony No. 8 or Symphony No. 9 or Symphony No. 10. We now know, through style and paper
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Michel Dalberto (Born on June 2, 1955): Schubert
Looking Inward
French pianist Michel Dalberto, winner of the Clara Haskil Prize and the First Prize in the Leeds International Piano Competition, selected the music of Franz Schubert for his first commercial recording. His recording of two piano sonatas by Franz Schubert
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Not Memory but Departure: Sokolov’s Schubert D960
In Frankfurt, Grigory Sokolov’s Schubert D960 did not sound like a work looking back. It sounded like a work leaving. That distinction matters. Many performances of Schubert’s last B-flat major sonata are shaped by memory: they invite the listener into
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Schubert Piano Sonatas: Hyewon Chang
As the first issue of a 5-year contract with Da Vinci Classics, pianist Hyewon Chang appears on Schubert Piano Sonata, Vol. 1, where she plays Piano Sonatas dating from 1817, 1819, and 1828. By choosing these three sonatas, Chang has
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When Liszt Met Schubert (Born on January 31, 1797)
Lieder Reborn
Franz Liszt spent several years creating piano versions of Franz Schubert’s songs. Crafted between 1833 and 1846, he made around fifty-six transcriptions that carefully kept many details of the original music. By removing the words, these pieces become purely instrumental.
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