Schubert: Complete Works for Violin and Pianoforte

Featuring

Naaman Sluchin
Piet Kuijken
Franz Schubert

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Composer Biography

As a boy soprano, Franz Schubert was admitted to the Kaiserlich-königliches Stadtkonvikt in 1808, where Antonio Salieri was on the selection committee.

Composer Biography

Although remembered as a pianist, Franz Schubert's first instrument was the violin, which he learned from his father at age eight.

Compositional Technique

Schubert's use of tonality in his early sonatas was characteristic, with some first movements employing three themes in different keys instead of the traditional two.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Franz Schubert idolized Mozart, and his early violin sonatas are clearly imbued with Mozart's spirit, with some movements directly recalling Mozart's works.

Composer Biography

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) is considered the first independent composer in music history, as he rarely received commissions and never held an official position.

Instruments

The recording features a Joseph Schantz pianoforte from c. 1828, restored by Edwin Beunk, and a Carlo Antonio Tononi violin from 1725, paired with a Dodd bow from the 1820s.

Critical Reception

Critics often commented on Schubert's unorthodox handling of keys, with one reviewer calling his modulations a 'true illness of the time' and 'modulation mania'.