Ferdinand Lukas Schubert (1794-1859)—older brother of Franz Schubert—was a schoolteacher, organist, and composer. He had some compositional talent, but frequently asked for his brother’s help in his daily work. On occasion, he appropriated his brother’s compositions and passed them off

In the month before his friend Ferdinand Walcher quit Vienna for a posting in Venice, Schubert had been a torchbearer at Beethoven’s funeral. The death of his greatest inspiration, whom he had only been able to meet days before Beethoven’s

Schubert: Wanderer-Fantasie D.760, op. 15 – I. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo From Four Pianos, Four Pièces (2018) Released by Harmonia Mundi Schubert: Wanderer-Fantasie D.760, op. 15 – I. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppoAlexander Melnikov imagined this programme

Winterreise, D.911 – 1. Gute Nacht From Schubert: Die Winterreise (2018) Released by Harmonia Mundi Schubert: Winterreise, D.911 – 1. Gute NachtWinterreise is at once the peak of the lieder repertory and Schubert’s testament. It guides the listener to distant

The Sonata in A, D959, is the middle panel of the triptych of Schubert’s final sonatas. Schubert completed his final three piano sonatas in September 1828, just a few months before his death at the age of 31. Schubert numbered

Polonaise op.61 no. 1, D.824 D minor From Franz Schubert: Fantasie in F Minor and other Piano Duets (2017) Released by Harmonia Mundi Schubert: Polonaise op.61 no. 1, D.824 D minorFour hands, one heart.‘In Upper Austria, I find my compositions

Piano Sonata D. 664 II. Andante From Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 960 & D. 664 (2017) Released by Harmonia Mundi Schubert: Piano Sonata D. 664 – II. AndanteThe Sonata D664? The fine craftsmanship of a composer still writing in the

Whether or not to meticulously observe the exposition repeat in Schubert’s final piano sonata No, 21 in B-flat major, D960, is a question which continues to trouble pianists, musicologists and listeners alike. The debate concerns aspects such as authenticity, personal