Why Listen to Schubert?
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An analysis of Schubert's song (lied), Gretchen Am Spinnrade, but also a general talk on his music, his life, and how it might relate to us now in this new age of staying at home.
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"we don't put schubert in the same ranks as bach, mozart and beethoven"
*...... wait. we don't??*
Lol i thought the same
MOST people don´t.
Franz Schubert nooo franzie :( you’re number one in my heart
Mostly, he wrote for friends and their parties. He apparently enjoyed the dancing, drinking, etc. and died with flu or pneumonia in winter.
I dont
"Wer die Musik liebt, kann nie ganz unglücklich werden."
"He who loves music can never truly be unhappy"
-F. Schubert
Irony is that I listen to Schubert to feel unhappiness.
Jude does Classics - I listen to Schubert to know that I am not alone in my unhappiness.
Jude.....So true.
Unless he is deprived of music.
@@ve1803 its a mixture of both in German
It is almost like he knew that he would die early, the amount of music he created is astonishing, he really wasted no time, because he knew that it is limited.
He did know he was dying, from his mid-twenties. Syphillis then was like AIDS in the 80’s and 90’s. You knew you had it, and you knew everyone who got it eventually died from it.
Raz
Many had had tuberculosis for years as well.
He reminds me of Hamilton.
Why do you write like you’re running out of time?! Why do you write like you need it to survive?!
I MADE A MISTAKE!!! When Beethoven was 29, he was still writing his FIRST symphony! I wrote the wrong number when typing the script out and that wound up making the final cut - sorry! But that makes this fact even cooler.
Also apologies for my bad German. It's great to be back.
Yes I did a double take on that...thanks for the correction!
Well...give us about 10 years and maybe then we can forgive this grave error. :p
Dein Deutsch ist sehr gut!
Would you make another “Listening Club”, won’t you ?
This was a very informative and excellent video, I feel a deeper appreciation for Schubert as a result. I would love to see more “why listen to ...” videos about other composers that aren’t necessarily house hold names, ie. Mendelssohn, Satie, Poulenc. Thank you for the well put together content!
Why listen to Schubert? Why eat food? Why breathe air? There’s no such pure and genuine music quite as Schubert. Schubert’s music is a prime example how you can achieve so much while having and using so little.
Except Beethoven was the master of the Romantic era and probably the first ever composer to write music that evokes his personal feelings and raw emotions
wouldn’t you like to know music as we know exists for at least 1000years. Every composer tried to evoke emotions, music without emotions doesn’t exist. Also, Beethoven wasn’t quite a romantism composer but rather a man of his own style (especially considering his deafness).
The String Quintet. The freaking C major String Quintet.
Bravo, I agree with You.
@@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701 Beethoven was a Master of the Classic Period, not Romantic.
Thanks for the video. Just a friendly correction: "Lieder" is German for "songs" (plural). "Lied" is German for "song" (singular)
Rechtschreibung!
Klugschei*er
😋
@@phy2sp33 was passt den an der Rechtschreibung nicht
@@nanomi4343 denn*
Elfen lied.
Ave Maria is one of the most beautiful melodies that I have ever heard.
Yes, I completely agree. It's like ...where or how did Schubert come up w/ that. I'd love to come up w/ a melody like that.
JJ Peterson well boy you can trace down all the way to renaissance period
Really? -.- From all of Schubert's famous works I like this one the least. It's cheap, not comparable to some of his masterpieces.
Absolutely
stefanie3831 maybe you’ve become desensitized to it because its often played
Imagine if he had lived for another 10-20 years.
imagine if beethoven had lived for another 20 years
He might have got confidence to write a concerto. Something along the lines of wanderer fantasy.
In my opinion irrelevant... when you wrote so many great pieces there is nothing left to say.
imagine if Kalinnikov had lived for another 30 years.He would have written more great symphonies
Maybe they wouldn't have composed much music at all had they lived another 20 years. Thinking of Rossini and Sibelius, they virtually packed it in and lived many more years..
Schubert is one of my favorites! As a pianist, my favorite thing about his songs (that you made clear, but I don't think outright stated) is that he makes the accompaniment integral to the piece; not just as a complement to the singer, but part of the larger whole, where one cannot exist without the other. My overall favorite thing about Schubert is that he appeals so much to someone like me who would happily drown in melancholy. He sometimes pushes into outright depressive areas, but so much of his music has such a perfect tinge of sadness that really keeps me emotionally engaged.
“he makes the accompaniment integral to the piece . . .” this could be said about many composers
Jonathan Strand Yes, but none so well as Schubert.
This. Thank you. 🙂
Me at the record store looking for Schubert:
"Take me to your lieder."
The best for a long time!
Me at 17:
Schubert at 17: composes two songs a day including masterpieces
Well, he was old at that time
Me at 17: can't describe on TH-cam comments
@Jordan - being 17 in that time is closer to death then today
Me at 17:
I'm not even 17
Schubert is the master of modulation. "Shifty Schubert" - he can slip the piece into a new key so subtly that you don't even realize he did it until he's already moved past it. Mozart shifts key with variations to the tune, Beethoven hammers the leading tone at you, but Schubert does it in the voice leading, where it's not as obvious. His use of harmony is is so colorful, it's hard to describe. The four hand piano fantasy, the Bb sonata, the Wanderer fantasy, the C maj quintet, the last movement of the 9th symphony. Die Schöne Müllerin is an opera for singer and pianist, where the piano is an equal partner with the singer; a talented stage designer or filmmaker could do something with that. He's a vastly underrated composer.
I've just completed my final exams of Abitur in Germany (something between high school and college phase) and one of my focuses was Schuberts Kunstlieder (Solo songs, accompanied by a single piano), and I can only approve. Packing so many things in only the accompaniment which in itself isn't even all that hard to play and moreover, having the meaning of the original lyrical piece in mind at all times and reinforcing it through the music is a real achievement, maybe on of its kind.
Oh yes these chord shifts are so special
The same thought I had about anything Dvořak wrote
I am going to look for this in his music now lol
I like that hammering though because i feel like if you modulate the key then it should have a noticeable effect
And let's not leave out the most beautiful song ever written: Schubert: Ständchen, D 889
It’s really lovely. I’m learning to play Liszt’s solo piano arrangement of it now.
Jacob Selmon I just finished learning Lizt’s arrangement. It’s absolutely magnificent, especially the "echo” part. I get shivers just thinking about it. It’s a piece that is not that hard to learn, but to musically master it is near impossible. The man closest to that task is Horowitz, in my opinion. His recording is mind blowing. You can really feel Shubert through his playing, the extremely difficult simplicity in Shubert writing. It’s a piece that is very easy to "over romanticise”, as done by many performers. It’s the complex simplicity that is so hard to show through the playing, but Horowitz manages it. You should definitely check his recording out (if you don’t have already)
Absolutely...Ständchen..beautiful!!
I think it's D. 957 No. 4 that you're all thinking of here! Schubert has more than one song titled Ständchen, and the famous one is the one set to poetry by Ludwig Rellstab ("Leise flehen meine Lieder") from his last set of songs the Schwanengesang, D. 957, and not D. 889. The latter is a different serenade that's set to a German translation of Shakespeare!
Eric Wong you’re right, I didn’t see that! Thanks for pointing it out.
My dads best friend came from a long line of German aristocrats and he actually inherited Schuberts piano. I got the honour to play some pieces on the piano before he donated to the German state. It was truly a magical experience. He also inherited Adolph Menzels original sketches and rough drawings and his own personal sketchbook and i often look through the notes and the scribbles and almost masterpieces of themselves while i visit him.
The Standchen/Serenade is so beautiful. He's such a lyrical composer.
Exactly, it's absolutely art. They are just poetries and I can feel each and every notes on my skin. I want to forget their memory and listen them for the first time and feel lost in his music again.
Liszt did it justice too
Agreed
There is no doubt: Schubert was and is one of the greatest composers to have ever lived. His music enriches and comforts and consoles and will do so for all time.
Franz Schubert has quickly become my favorite composer of all time as I have been rediscovering classical music these two years. His music is intimate, little in scale, but powerful in emotions.
Schubert is my favourite composer. His music is so beautiful.
why is Vivaldi never mentioned as one of the greats and giants ?!! his music was so influential and ahead of its time , even Bach recognised his works and interpreted some of them on the Organ. Vivaldi is overlooked very often and I still can't understand why .
We do a lot of his stuff in book 4 of Suzuki violin book
Vivaldi an Purcell are both next to Bach for me. All 3 combined complete the genre.
He was talking about the exponents of Viennese classic in that time...
Schubert has alway been one of the greatest for me. He really was a genius. Thanks for the video about his work.
Go listen Beethoven :D
@@apostolismoschopoulos1876 ... And Rachmaninov, Bach and many other great composer, Still Shubert is on the very top for me. :-)
I agree
@@kalixberen why would you put rachmaninoff on the same tier as bach and beethoven LMAO, unless of course, you unironically enjoy listening to corny, over noted, sappy, lush, and sentimental music that sounds like movie soundtrack..? hmm, let me guess, i bet your favourite piece by rach is his piano concerto 2/3 ? ;-)
@@samaritan29 Bah, all these romantic, over-sentimental drama queens ;)
The Coda in Gretchen Am Spinnrade is so deeply Viennese and philosophically draws from the sonata allegro form where a return to the opening theme feels drastically different if the composer has done their artistic job of writing a rich development, which Schubert does here. "My peace is gone, my heart heavy" can be dually considered to be a return to Gretchen's previous state of despair, but the words themselves could ALSO mean that her peace has been replaced by desire and lust, her heart is heavy with yearning and infatuation. The "coda" is a stroke of genius - not even Gretchen knows how far her heart has travelled until she sings those familiar words again with a fresh perspective.
The mark of a great homage to sonata allegro is if you can come back to the opening theme with more than one meaning and impression in tow.
When Beethoven was 29 he hadn’t completed his first symphony yet.
Thank you! See pinned comment. I actually wrote that in my handwritten script, but then typed it up wrong and it somehow made the final cut. Thank you for flagging this!
Beethoven didn't feel the same pressure and actually deliberately postponed introducing his more radical ideas in order to secure a stable career. All of the works he published initially are quite clearly intentionally "safe", with some exceptions here and there. That guarded attitude went out the window when he realized the loss of his hearing meant any hope for a successful public career were now crushed.
Schubert on the other hand didn't have to hold anything back because Beethoven had already plowed the way before him.
We also need to keep in mind that this obsession with achieving mastery as early as possible is a fixation that only started after Mozart popularized the idea of the prodigy. Before that artists were not encouraged to write masterpieces at an early age at all. Maturity and experience was more valued than precocity. When Couperin was asked why he waited so long to publish his keyboard works he replied that a composer shouldn't publish anything until he was in his 40s. Bach too waited until he was past his 40s before publishing his major keyboard works, and to be honest i find that attitude preferable. I don't see the point of trying to write a masterpiece before you have mastered your craft.
Maybe there's hope for us yet then
What a loser am I right?
@@sophiaperennis2360 you have a point but if Schubert thought this way we probablty never would've seen his music.
I love this. Since we’re all in quarantine, I’m compelled to play Schubert myself. My boyfriend recently passed away and he was also a musician. This would’ve been the perfect time to learn and play Schubert together.
I’m sorry for your loss, hope you’re doing and playing well
Schubert wrote the EVEREST work of wester music: his quintet with two cellos. He wrote this quintet along his late three month of life.
Forgive my bad english. Mi mother language is spanish.
@@luisdiazlopez3712 Your English is good enough to be understood (and much better than my Spanish!). I share your opinion 100% - it is my all time favourite piece of music, across all genres that I have encountered. It has been so for more than 50 years. The only serious challenger (for me) from another composer would be the slow movement of Beethoven's Choral Symphony.
So sorry for your loss - I hope you found solace in Schubert?
I'm sorry for your loss
Imagine growing up in a culture where these songs are part of the folklore.
Dude, brazilian folklore is just wild, choros, sambas, bossa, what do you mean with "imagine"?
@@joafus yes, in the 80's... Nowadays all we have is Anitta, Funk, Pop. Brazilian music became depressing
Hi
Thanks for this great contribution.
Beautiful. Thank you. “Schubert is the poet of home and the lost of home.” - Roger Scruton
Yes, Schubert is a true master.
Some of his songs (e.g. "Der Wanderer") are like little operas, stuffed with drama, emotion, and a genius composition of musical inventions.
Thank for explaining that so brilliantly.
A masterpiece of a video!
Rainer Groß, Erlkonig is one of my favorites
7:18 the translation is: "Gretechen AT the spinning wheel" :-)
The Eb major piano trio is one of my favorite pieces of music ever
for me Schubert is very near and dear to my heart - I have been listening to (and composing) classical music since I was a child - of all the symphonies i have heard and loved, it is now the Schubert Symphony # 6 that has emerged as my most favorite in the last few years - i don't think there is another piece of music that I enjoy so thoroughly - i truly love to listen to it over and over again - it just goes to show that each one of us may discover some music not as well known and find that it speaks to us better than works that are much more established in the regular concert hall repertoire
Val Lamon - on your last point.... I have found that to be so true many times.
Can you tell me your preferred recording of the 6th symphony?
@@joekbaron1205 probably a somewhat obscure choice, but the one I love the most is from 1994 with the Failoni Orchestra of Budapest conducted by Michael Halász
@@VallaMusic thanks, I will give it a listen, if I don’t like it for some reason, do you have another recommendation? I will listen to it now btw
@@joekbaron1205 not really - lol - honestly i have my small list of favorites for various symphonies and i stubbornly stick with them - but i guess that's the fun of it for all of us to find our favorites - although i imagine many classical music listeners are not nearly so narrow-minded and picky as me !
Schubert is undoubtedly one of my favorite composers. The way that he is able to convey emotion through his music is absolutely breathtaking. “Du Bist Die Ruh” was one of the first compositions I learned when I began studying opera, and it will always have a special place in my heart.
Wow, I think I am going to have to explore some more of Schubert’s masterpieces! As a classically trained singer, I have learned many of his Lieder and have grown to love them so much. I also love his 5th Symphony since it is probably the most played on my classical music radio station, and that symphony can put me in a happy mood no matter what is going on in life. But I think this video has just gone to show me that there is so much other greatness from Schubert that I have not yet listened to, and that I need to seek it out and find it. Plus, your explanation as to why “Gretchen Am Spinnrade” is so excellent is just so self-explanatory and simple that almost anyone can be persuaded as to just how great a work it is! I just want to let you know that I absolutely love your channel. As a young classical music enthusiast, your videos help deepen my love of classical music with every video I watch of yours, and this one was definitely no exception. Keep up the excellent work, and thank you for inspiring me to continue to fall deeper in love with classical music!
i particularly love the first movement of the 5th symphony - what a joy it is !
Totally agree! I'll whistle it right now!
Shubert is genuinelly my most loved classical musician, the feeling his pieces bring is unmatched. But i have to say, Mozart at 17 whrote his 25th Symphony, one of the best pieces i've ever heard. I mean, both pieces and both compositors are incredibly great, but Shubert is better in my eyes by the emotions he can transmit. It's just that he died too young, i wish he had more time for us to really see what he was able to do
4:22 Those strings are doing an AMAZING impression of a piano.
Lmao
5:06 is it just me or is this guitar awfully backwards
Schubert is one of my absolute favourite composers of all time if not the favourite. Schuberts music touches my heart like noone else does. He is an absolute genious. I played so much Schubert on piano the last 2 years and I always try to show my friends how great Schuberts music is. Thank you for this video!
I agree that his music penetrates more deeply than any other. My limited piano repertoire is about 50% Schubert.
WOW! I cannot believe The Algorithm suggested this to me. This was amazing, seriously amazing. I saw Winterreise many years ago and it knocked me senseless. Literally. I spent 15 years studying it, and I finally sang the entire piece, even though I don't speak German and I am a completely self taught musician. The power of the music was THAT strong, and I am forever grateful that it hit me and changed me. I can share my clumsy attempt at the masterpiece if you are interested, but that is not important. Schubert is important.
I've always loved Schubert
People say “do we really need a Mozart symphony 42”? “Do we really need another Beethoven”? Schubert is the evidence that yes, we already have.
Thank you so much for making this video! Schubert is my favorite composer and I love analyzing his stuff!
I have loved watching this channel grow over the years!
He’s amazing. Would love to see a video on his Piano Trio no. 2 D. 929, specifically the second movement. The breadth of emotion in that piece is huge and I’d definitely like to learn more about where it came from for the composer.
Love your breakdown of Gretchen and Spinnrade! I had the pleasure of working with a Russian opera conductor as he did a similar analysis of Chopin's Prelude in D Minor, breaking down the notation and musical structure with the story it was telling. Please do more of this on your channel-would love to see more!
Excellent job, man! Keep up this master work you've been doing here
Loving all the new videos recently.
Around one month before his death, Beethoven was presented with handwritten copies of various Schubert songs. After looking into the works of the younger composer, Beethoven is said to have exclaimed: “Truly, in this Schubert there dwells a divine spark!.”
Thank you so much for this, I am in love with Schuberts music. Greetings from Germany!
Wow, brilliant analysis!
Your videos are really the most interesting ones!! I love the format! Thanks 😊
I am really and deeply impressed!
I was never able to understand musical patterns and music in general - I not even learned to play an instrument, besides training my voice in a choir I had no musical understanding beyond maybe the average - but while going through that Corona shutdown I came to your side and was magically fascinated and immediately drawn to this video, dear Insight the Score!
And you made me want to know more on Schubert...
Greetings, many thanks and respect from Ger,many!
If you listen to Fischer-Dieskau sing Schubert and remain unconvinced Schubert is one of the best lyricists, nothing will convince you.
Schubert is not regarded as the equal to the Bach, Beethoven etc but there is undoubtedly beauty and genius in what he did.
And he suffered through life which showed in his songs. The cost of the paper he wrote his music on was more than the money he earned from it. He was not bitter about this and musicians have to remember this when they interpret. And to this day, we continue to listen to it...
Big thanks for this wonderful video.
this analysis is amazing! schubert is surely one for my favorites. thank you so much for sharing.
I never see someone overlooking him, only not knowing him.
RIP Sir Roger Scruton
This presentation is extraordinary!! Thank you so much!!
I love your channel! What a great composer you’re focusing on!
I grew up listening to music by F.Schubert. Even before I was born, those stories reached me. When my father practised the lieds of Winterreise and Die Schöne Mullerin, I played under the grand piano and listened the music. It was the soundtrack of my childhood, my life. The emotions every single Schubert piece makes me feel is greater than life. The warmth and the attitude is the basis of my musicality. My father was able to perform Winterreise one more time in a concert before he finally died a few years ago. Hopefully I am able to continue where he left.
Thank you for this amazing video
But his ranking is still quite high up there...
i see you in twosets comment sections as well.
He is among musicians, but i feel like as a household name most people don't know who he is. Like i didn't even learn who he was until a couple years after i really starting to listen to classical music a lot (that might also be because he didn't write much solo work for the oboe to be fair).
@@MichaelWilliams-ow9ue Exactly. I adore Schubert, but also many, many other composers. And still there's none I've actually heard every piece of. There are too many greats and many were too productive. It just happens I got lucky among all of Schubert's work before possibly moving on i.e. mainly "Der Erlkönig" and "Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt".
Beautiful music! Thank you for introducing it to us.
Wonderful. Many thanks indeed. So glad to have found your channel.
You should get millions of subs your videos are so amazing!
Thank you for this!!! I never understood why some consider Schubert as inferior to the 'Great Masters', I have always thought of him as one of them, if not one of the greatest of them, his quintet is one the greatest pieces of music ever written, and is Arthur Rubinstein's favourite piece of music (according to him in an interview). As for Vladimir Horowitz, he said in an interview that Schubert was the greatest genius of all of them, his music was futuristic, he then said that the beauty of Schubert's music was unmatched, and he said this "Beethoven could never write one note of Schubert's music". So please, let's not feed this wierd consensus that Schubert is inferior, it's actually quite the opposite, in many ways he is superior.
Many years ago I had the opportunity of interviewing the great Paul Tortelier (as amazing in the flesh as his cello playing) and I asked him (don't cringe) if he had a favourite piece of music (I was very young at the time). He said not really, explained that all music was like a river with many tributaries, and then with characteristic generosity he gave me a one-minute potted history of Western music on the piano. Then he said, "Ah, but there is one piece which is very special to me." It was Schubert's string quintet. "Because," he said, "in the second movement you can hear two souls touch one another. I rushed out and bought the record, and he was right. You can.
@@fredneecher1746 oh yes!! Especially when the bows get to sing with the pizzicato, you are so right, there is a video of Arthur Rubinstein(just type Arthur rubinstein schubert gateway to heaven) he says in the interview that he always told his wife to play a record of this quintet when he's in his death bed, he said this piece (especially the second movement where the pizzicato just tickles your soal) is his gateway to heaven where he resigns happilly. Schubert wrote this great quintet shortly before his death, (sorry for the cringe) but it's almost as if it's his farewell to music and life.
And thank you for that beautiful account of your interview with Paul Tortelier, it always gets me whenever the greats speak so profoundly about one particular piece of music.
Establishing categories between artists is uselessly risky. There is something much simpler, preferences: I prefer Beethoven's sonatas but I fully understand those who might prefer Schubert. I have recently followed a video of the recital that Andras Shiffty gave in 2018, with the D 960 sonata, followed by Beethoven's No. 32, op 111. I recommend watching this video because it allows you to perfectly compare two masterpieces, wonderfully performed. In the end I stayed with Beethoven, but I understand that others prefer otherwise. In any case, great music.
Thank you for this fascinating upload. Love Schubert ❤
I love these videos so much. It gives me such a deeper appreciation for music and the composers who wrote it
Thank you so much for this. Schubert is my favorite composer and it makes me sad he is often overlooked. I'm always excited to see stuff like this that will hopefully bring more interest and appreciation for him.
The way Schubert's melody touches our souls.
One of the best channels on yt! Thanks for the GREAT content. Greetings from Brazil
Very enjoyed watching this video! Thanks for creating such a good content!
I was so scared that this yt channel might've been inactive since this was posted a year ago and classical music isn't exactly a "hot" topic that gives you new material on a regular basis, but I saw last video being made 4 weeks ago and I can't describe how happy I am 💗 Please, don't stop making videos like these. it's very, very much needed 🖤
You lost me at " we don't normally put Schubery in the ranks of...". I do! Schurbert's massive.
I just discovered your channel and I absolutely love it! Please don't ever stop making videos they're so so interesting!!
Thank you so much for making this. Such a great presentation which allows even beginners to have a glimpse of the greatness of this masterpiece. Respect for the effort and couldn't wait for more to come.
Terrific video, I love the music of the “The Little Mushroom!”
Great video, Schubert is one of my favorite composers too. His masses are great too, for example check out his Mass in Eb Major, the Credo is an absolute masterpiece of music.
Your videos are pure gold!
Schubert is one of my favorite composer ! As a violonist, I really enjoyed playing his first trio (op.99).
Your explanations about the lied are very interesting and generally, I love how Schubert uses repeting patterns to symbolise something (another examples of that is the death theme in the second movement of "das Mädchen und der Tod" or in the second trio).
Tú has llevado la comprensión de la música a un nivel superlativo, sublime. He disfrutado cada segundo de este maravilloso relato. No sé nada de música, no tengo ninguna habilidad para tocar algún instrumento, no obstante, casi de forma intuitiva he disfrutado la música, especialmente la ópera. Tus videos me han dado una motivación para profundizar en el conocimiento y entendimiento de este maravilloso arte. Muchas gracias por tus invaluables videos.
That thumbnail is giving me the willies 🙈
Kiss of death
@@rustyshackelford3590 Looks more like a nibble.
holysmokes44 skeleton joe: “aw come on, just a little nibble”
what is the name of this painting?
I’m so impressed by your depth of knowledge, the care that you’ve taken to create a successful listening experience and yes, I think Schubert is a genius. Thank you.❤
Thank you so much! You have a really beautiful and communicating voice which really, together with the content, captivated me and caught my attention and feelings.
As a person who was hardly exposed to classical music when growing up, I was captivated by these songs by Schubert - they literally blew my mind.
I could not imagine a life without Schubert.
A truly elegant explication of Schubert’s short tenure, and long legacy. Since Covid, I’ve been prefiguring exactly what you describe-listening to voices from my earlier memories, to my own thoughts, and to Schubert! Especially his piano music, with that heartbreaking sonata in Bb Major leaving me weepy everytime
I very much enjoyed your analysis on Schubert and his times. Thank you!
"Works of art are not ever finished... only abandoned."
Da Vinci was most recently (to my knowledge) accused of this quote... ;o)
sounds right
@@lrm9298 It's one of my favorite quotes, regardless of who they accuse of it. ;o)
Fell in love with Death and the Maiden as a child, became so obsessed with this quartet that I ended up transcribing in order to experience it fully.
You transcribed for what instrument(s)?
@@gabrielhollander8121 most likely piano.
@@gabrielhollander8121 Solo piano
@@pjbpiano Correct!
@@kojiattwood I do that alot, especially great vocal/choral works (think Schütz) for brass. The precess really helps you get into the head of the composer more than any other method IMHO.
Can we appreciate the beautiful pictures and painting places excellently... Beautiful
Thank you for your valuable observations!!
Why listen to Schubert......is that a rhetorical question? 😉
It might be worth mentioning that Schubert wrote two lovely songs for single voice, piano and a wind instrument ("Auf dem Strom" - horn - and "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen" - clarinet). In addition, he wrote several works for multiple voices with or without any accompaniment, and some of these are extremely beautiful although rarely encountered.
What are the a capella ones, do you know?
I played this while driving. This was beautiful! Thank you.
This is a wonderful video. Fantastic discussion and so much information. I love the artwork you’ve found too. And your thoughts about being at home recently
I am Dutch and I learned German for many years at school, so I feel very much at home (pun intended) in Schubert’s songs, which is a great bonus, because I love Schubert’s music in general. I also love Constable’s beautifully Romantic paintings, they fit very well with Schubert.
P.S. Who is the singer in Gretchen am Spinnrade? Kiri Te Kanawa? Maybe not. Anyway, a wonderful performance, from what I hear.
Schubert was a fast life-history strategist type of genius, like Pascal.
I don't think it was his plan to live so fast...
Thank you for so seamlessly igniting passions and sharing these gems.
Wonderful video! Herr Schubert was a huge influence on me as an Austrian composer, so far as his use of melody, and also his use of orchestration...Peace! 🎼❤️
Thanks, I loved this. I think Schubert is the singular, most underrated composer of the classical era. His lieder are artistic masterpieces. I love the way he modulates through keys. His melody is always gorgeous. I think the impromptus are some of the most beautiful piano music. I loved the quote from Brendal Beethoven writes like an architect and Schubert like a sleepwalker. I think the key modulation is an attribute of that. Anyway a great job pointing out what makes Schubert one of the masters!
Especially the first set. "Impromptu" is a weird name for something so beautifully and carefully crafted (I think it was the publisher's idea, to get sales)
I listened to Schubert's unfinished symphony a lot as a child. That's one heavy composition. Beethoven and Schubert were my favorites.
beautiful lesson. thank you!