Schubert: Sehnsucht – The Complete Choral Works for Male Voices, Vol. 1
5/5/2015, 21 Tracks, 1:12:01
Featuring
Jan Schumacher
Samuel Seidenberg
Michael Armbruster
Zia Richter-Sonnen
Thomas Sonnen
Christoph Prégardien
Andreas Frese
Mirjam Seidenberg
Andreas Weller
Camerata Musica Limburg
Franz Schubert
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Composer Biography
Franz Schubert worked on multi-part vocal compositions almost his entire life, using them to learn polyphonic vocal writing.
Cultural Impact
Theodor Körner, a poet whose texts Schubert set to music, became a symbolic figure for German nationalism in the 19th century after falling in the Napoleonic Wars at age 22.
Composition History
Schubert's male voice quartets were often composed for private gatherings with friends, known as Schubertiads, where music and literary topics were discussed.
Recording & Production
This album, "Sehnsucht," is the first volume in a complete collection of Franz Schubert's choral works for male voices.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The themes of Schubert's multi-voice songs range from philosophical texts to nature and love poetry, but many are convivial in nature, reflecting the occasions for which they were composed.
Composition History
Schubert's multi-voice songs were likely intended for one singer per part, but if more singers were present, parts were certainly sung by multiple singers.
Composer Biography
Schubert composed a total of 42 songs to texts by Friedrich Schiller, a quartet for mixed voices, and 20 works for male voices.
