Schubert's music, especially his later instrumental works, is deeply influenced by Romantic literature and thought, evoking longing, premonition, and memory.
Composer Biography
Contrary to the cliché of a penniless artist, Schubert's biography was a success story, with his income from 1816 to 1828 calculated at around 9000 Gulden C.M., more than enough to live on.
Recording & Production
The audio biography features a multi-voiced cast, with Udo Wachtveitl as the narrator and Robert Stadlober portraying Franz Schubert.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert's travels were limited, never leaving the borders of Austria-Hungary, with his life and creative space closely tied to his home city of Vienna.
Historical Context
Schubert lived in a period of political stagnation after the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, perceiving his present as a "political ice age."
Recording & Production
The fourth CD of this album features a live recording of Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in C major, D 944 'Great C major Symphony,' performed by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under conductor Herbert Blomstedt.
Album & Artwork
This album is a "Hörbiografie" (audio biography) of Franz Schubert, part of a series produced by BR-KLASSIK that explores the lives of famous composers.
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