In 'Im Abendrot', Schubert included a rare instruction for the pianist to use the sustaining pedal to enhance the glow of the setting sun.
Album & Artwork
This album is Philippe Jaroussky's third collaboration with pianist Jérôme Ducros.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Schubert's songs often side with fish against human predators, suggesting he might have been an advocate for animal welfare.
Performer Biography
Philippe Jaroussky, the countertenor on this album, has had Schubert's music with him throughout his career as a violinist, pianist, and singer.
Composer Biography
Johann Mayrhofer, the poet for 47 of Schubert's songs, was a melancholic who believed only faith in an ideal world could make earthly misery tolerable; he committed suicide at age 48.
Composition History
Schubert inscribed the song 'An Silvia' not on manuscript paper, but in a small pocket book where he had drawn the staves himself.
