Jacqueline Ross, the violinist, performs on both modern and period instruments and is a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
Composition History
Despite a period of sustained musical creativity, only a small proportion of Schubert's works, particularly his large-scale pieces, were published during his lifetime.
Performer Biography
Maggie Cole, the fortepianist, is known for her performances of Bach and a range of 17th and 18th-century harpsichord composers, and also teaches fortepiano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Instruments
The recording features a violin by G. B. Guadagnini from Turin, 1777, and a fortepiano by Paul McNulty, 1991, modeled after an Anton Walter instrument from c. 1795.
Composer Biography
As a choirboy in the Imperial Court Chapel, Schubert received a free education and excelled in the student orchestra as both a violinist and a conductor.
Interpretation
Jacqueline Ross and Maggie Cole perform these Schubert sonatas on period instruments, offering historically informed accounts based on extensive research.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, the composer, grew up in a musical household, receiving early instruction on violin and fortepiano from his father and brother.
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