Julia Fischer, the violinist on this album, began learning the violin at age three and won the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition at 11.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, the composer, died at the age of 31, making the term 'late works' for his compositions from 1826-1827 seem out of place.
Performer Biography
Julia Fischer, the violinist, also made her professional piano debut in 2008, performing the Grieg Piano Concerto and the Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in the same concert.
Composition History
Schubert dedicated his early violin sonatas to his older brother Ferdinand, who was an organist.
Composition History
Two works on this album, the Rondo in B minor and the Fantasy in C major, were inspired by the Bohemian violinist Josef Slawjk's stay in Vienna.
Composition History
Schubert's early violin sonatas from 1816 were composed when he entered the teaching profession to avoid military service.
Performer Biography
Martin Helmchen, the pianist, won the '2001 Clara Haskil Competition' and was a Fellow of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust in 2005.
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