If you would have told Austrian composer Franz Schubert that an ensemble of musicians, led by American expatriate Bryan Benner, would be reimagining his classical scores nearly 200 years later, he ...
When Austrian Composer Franz Peter Schubert died in 1828, it was at the house of his favorite brother, Ferdinand. Affectionate, sociable, improvident, Franz Peter found his life, liberty and pursuit ...
The music and life of Franz Schubert are brought to life in the musical storytelling by Stefano Valanzuolo entitled 'Il Sosia ...
For years, CDs have arrived each week by the dozen, their styles, careers, and time periods all competing for my attention. I would get to them all eventually, I told myself — when I was idled or sick ...
The story of Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828) was one of the most tragic in classical music. When historians look back on his work, they view it equal in every measure to that of Mozart, ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The tenor’s new recording of “Die Schöne Müllerin” encompasses that song cycle’s rustic allure and its dark complexities. By Ian Bostridge I first got ...
His music occupied four of the top five places in the Classic 100: Chamber Music survey, but that was only one field of music in which Franz Schubert excelled. Some call him the greatest songwriter of ...
The composer didn’t write his songs to be played at formal recitals by musicians in ties and tails. A new project aims to put the fun back into Franz I’m at a festival on the west coast of Denmark, in ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Carlo Maria Giulini’s temperament, a combination of Mediterranean warmth and asceticism, was well attuned to ...
The composer, who died at 31 in 1828, left behind six great works imbued with the spirit of departure. By Michael Henderson Every December, for 12 winters, I placed a red rose on the snow-capped grave ...