The term 'Impromptu' for these pieces may have been inspired by Jan Václav Vořišek, known as the 'Czech Schubert', or Heinrich Marschner, known for his opera Hans Heiling.
Critical Reception
Robert Schumann, a famous composer and critic, believed Schubert's second Impromptu collection might be a 'hidden sonata', though this theory is not widely accepted.
Composition History
Schubert composed his two four-part Impromptu collections in the second half of 1827, one year before his death.
Composition History
Only the first two pieces of Schubert's first Impromptu group were published during his lifetime, in December 1827 by publisher Tobias Haslinger in Vienna.
Composition History
The Kupelwieser Waltz was composed by Schubert on September 17, 1826, for the wedding of his friend Leopold Kupelwieser and was later written down by Richard Strauss in 1943.
Composer Biography
Schubert's C-minor Allegretto, D 915, dedicated to his friend Ferdinand Walcher, expresses the pain of farewell as Walcher was departing for Venice.
Composition History
Schubert's Hungarian Melody was inspired by a song sung by a Hungarian maid in the Esterházy family's kitchen, where Schubert taught music to the daughters of Prince Johann Karl von Esterházy.
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