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Apr 5, 2024 · Franz Schubert, Austrian composer who bridged the worlds of Classical and Romantic music, noted for the melody and harmony in his songs (lieder) and chamber music. Among other works are Symphony No. 9 in C Major (The Great; 1828) and Symphony in B Minor (Unfinished; 1822). Read more about Schubert’s life and career.
Apr 2, 2014 · (1797-1828) Who Was Franz Schubert? Composer Franz Schubert received a thorough musical education and won a scholarship to boarding school. Although he was never rich, the composer's work...
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- Piano Quintet In A, D667 – ‘Trout’ Quintet. Schubert is at his most buoyant and delightful in his ‘Trout’ Quintet, one of his best works. By adding a double bass to the piano quartet, he not only underpinned his rhythms with a bounce, but liberated the cello as a lyric tenor: no one before or since has matched his achievement with these forces.
- Symphony No.8 In B minor, D759 – ‘Unfinished’ Symphony. Schubert’s early symphonies are breezy and Classical, barely hinting at the indelible voice of the mature composer.
- Die Schöne Müllerin, D795. The poet Wilhelm Müller’s cycle of poems about a lovelorn apprentice and the fair maid at the mill is, on the surface, a traditional tale of unrequited love.
- String Quartet No.14 In D Minor, D810 – ‘Death And The Maiden’ All Schubert’s quartets are exceptional, from the achingly beautiful Rosamunde to the short, sharp, one-movement Quartettsatz.
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Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms and other 19th-century composers discovered and championed his works. Today, Schubert is ranked among the greatest composers in the history of Western classical music and his work continues to be admired and widely performed.
Soprano surprises train station with a breathtaking performance of Schubert’s ‘Ave Maria’. Franz Schubert (1797–1828) was an Austrian Romantic composer and although he died at the age of 31, he was a prolific figure in classical music history, having written some 600 lieder and nine symphonies.
Jul 7, 2023 · Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer of Romantic music best known for his songs, symphonies, piano music, and chamber music. Schubert's career lasted only 15 years, but he was a prolific composer. Neither a conductor or virtuoso player, Schubert did not gain international fame until well after his early death at the age of 31. He ...
Franz Schubert’s chamber music is an entire universe in itself. Schubert explores the depths of human feelings and existence with his captivating vocal melodies and expressive harmonic language. He can communicate joy and sorrow, love and loss, closeness and isolation in an incomparable way, often shifting between the two within a heartbeat ...
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