Schubert: Complete Works for Violin and Fortepiano, Vol. 2

Featuring

Jacqueline Ross
Maggie Cole
Franz Schubert

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Composition History

Schubert's Introduction and Variations on 'Trockne Blumen', Op. posth. 160, D. 802, was originally composed for flute and piano, making it his only work for that medium.

Compositional Technique

The 'Trockne Blumen' Variations are based on the melody of the eighteenth song in Schubert's song cycle Die schöne Müllerin (The Fair Maid of the Mill).

Critical Reception

Schubert's Fantasie in C, D. 934, received a mixed reception at its premiere, but has since been praised for its melodic, harmonic, and bravura style.

Compositional Technique

Schubert's Fantasie in C, D. 934, incorporates a set of variations on an Andantino theme derived from his own Rückert song 'Sei mir gegrüsst', D. 741.

Performer Biography

Jacqueline Ross, the violinist on this album, performs on both modern and period instruments and is a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

Composer's Artistic Vision

In the 'Trockne Blumen' Variations, Schubert dramatically changes the mood from the original song's poignant melancholy to one of triumphant affirmation, despite the suicidal sentiments of Wilhelm Müller's poem.

Performer Biography

Maggie Cole, the fortepianist on this album, is known for her performances of Bach and 17th/18th-century harpsichord composers, and also plays modern harpsichord repertoire.