Leighton Pugh - Great Composers in Words & Music: Franz Schubert (2024)

Tracklist

01. Introduction
02. Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato (Excerpt)
03. Narration (1)
04. Wiegenlied, Op. 98 No. 2, D. 498 (Excerpt)
05. Narration (2)
06. Iphigénie en Tauride, Wq. 46: Götter, die ihr mich haßt (Excerpt)
07. Narration (3)
08. Symphony No. 1 in D Major, D. 82: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace (Excerpt)
09. Narration (4)
10. Des Teufels Lustschloss, D. 84: Overture (Excerpt)
11. Narration (5)
12. Mass in F Major, D. 105: IIb. Gloria. Gratias agimus tibi (Excerpt)
13. Narration (6)
14. Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2, D. 118: Bars 1-31
15. Narration (7)
16. Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2, D. 118: Bars 69-120
17. Narration (8)
18. Erlkönig, Op. 1, D. 328 (Excerpt)
19. Narration (9)
20. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: I. Allegro (Excerpt)
21. Narration (10)
22. 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major (Excerpt)
23. Narration (11)
24. Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Die Forelle": IV. Tema con variazione. Andantino (Excerpt)
25. Narration (12)
26. Alfonso und Estrella, Op. 69, D. 732: Schon, wenn es beginnt zu tagen (Excerpt)
27. Narration (13)
28. Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760: II. Adagio (Excerpt)
29. Narration (14)
30. Fierabras, D. 796: Overture (Excerpt)
31. Narration (15)
32. Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795: No. 15, Eifersucht und Stolz (Excerpt)
33. Narration (16)
34. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911: No. 1, Gute Nacht (Excerpt)
35. Narration (17)
36. String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: II. Adagio (Excerpt)
37. Narration (18)
38. String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: IV. Allegretto (Excerpt)

Franz Schubert was regarded chiefly as a composer of domestic music, and during his all-too-brief life managed to publish only a quarter of his works. Without patronage and without ever becoming well known or a virtuoso, how did Schubert manage to achieve unprecedented expressivity in song composition, or to create his chamber, symphonic and piano masterpieces? And how did he reconcile the warring elements of his tempestuous personality? This vivid biographical narrative includes selections from his most popular works including the String Quintet in C major and the ‘Trout’ Quintet, as well as the symphonies, and examples from his Lieder and stage works.

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