The dramatic power of the 'Scene with Mysians' Chorus' in 'Adrast' refutes the legend that Schubert, a lyrical poet, lacked a sense for operatic demands.
Performer Biography
Gernot Schulz, the conductor, is a former assistant of both Leonard Bernstein and Sir Georg Solti.
Composition History
Goethe, the poet most often set to music by Schubert, only recognized the exceptional quality of Schubert's ballad 'Erlkönig' after the composer's death.
Composition History
Franz Schubert wrote 20 stage works, but only three were performed during his lifetime, and twelve remained fragments, either unfinished or lost.
Interpretation
Johannes Brahms's orchestrations of Schubert's Lieder are a testament to his reverence for Schubert, maintaining the original vocal line while revealing the orchestral potential in the piano accompaniments.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings of several works, including the deciphered and revised introduction to Act 3 of Schubert's Singspiel 'Adrast'.
Composer Biography
Schubert's Singspiel 'Adrast' is based on a text by his best friend, Johann Mayrhofer, with whom Schubert once shared an apartment.
