Opis: Schubert Edition

Franz Schubert may have only lived 32 years, but there is no question that he packed a phenomenal amount into his lifetime, with around 600 of his total of nearly 1000 works composed before he was 21. It is astounding to think, given his reputation today as one of Western arts greatest figures, that only a very small proportion of his music was either performed or published in his day. Born in 1797, he was very much aware of the shadow of Beethoven, another of the First Viennese School (with which Schubert is often equated) and a composer who immeasurably expanded the expressive range of three major genres: the symphony, piano sonata and string quartet. And yet his doubts regarding how he was to follow this German composers example proved unjustified; combining his phenomenal melodic gift with a powerful dramatic sense and command of large-scale structure, Schubert equally enhanced these three areas, bestowing on each a large body of compositions that are among todays most performed pieces of classical music.

The symphony, piano sonata and string quartet, therefore, are all included in this special collection, which details the majority of the composers output through separating it into key sections. Joining the string quartets of which the late D804, D810 are D887 are undoubtedly the most inspired are a range of other chamber music treasures, including the famous String Quintet and Trout Piano Quintet, the endearing large-scale Octet for wind and strings, and various duo works such as the Arpeggione Sonata. Though the sonatas dominate his piano literature, Schubert also excelled at composing shorter works for this instrument, such as the Impromptus, and a wonderful array of music for four hands is also included. Contributions to the realm of sacred choral music include six masses, the unfinished Lazarus (which Alfred Einstein believed far surpassed Wagners Tannhäuser and Lohengrin as a step along the road to music drama) and the imposing Deutsche Messe, while the inclusion of the opera Alfonso und Estrella and the incidental music to Rosamunde on the set represents the handful of works Schubert wrote for the stage. Last, but by no means least, are Schuberts secular vocal works. Containing some of his most poignant and penetrative writing, and drawing on a vast range of authors including Goethe, Schiller, Shakespeare and many of his close friends these include part-songs, then a popular genre among amateur choruses, and a huge corpus of lieder, among which are such gems as Gretchen am Spinnrade and Der Tod und das Mädchen as well as the great song cycles Die schöne Müllerin, Winterreise and Schwanengesang.

That Schubert excelled in almost every genre akin to the period in which he lived is in no doubt. Spanning the length of his career, and featuring a wealth of acclaimed artists and ensembles among them some of the composers greatest interpreters, such as Alfred Brendel and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau this comprehensive box set, priced at a mere 60, is an exciting addition to Brilliant Classics ever-expanding library of editions.

Other information:
- The most comprehensive Schubert Edition ever!
- A celebration of the Viennese genius, from the grand structures of the jubilant 9th symphony (of heavenly length) to the morbid skeleton melodies of Winterreise, from the genial bonhomie of the Trout Quintet to the utter despair of Der Doppelgänger, from the virtuoso brilliance of the Wanderer Fantasy to the rustic simplicity of the Ländler.
- Schuberts music touches the heart directly, his deceptively simple melodies bring tears to the eyes, his wandering between the dark and the light symbolizes the universal condition humaine.
- Featuring numerous period-instrument and award-winning recordings. Booklet contains consummate notes on the composer and his oeuvre.

Szczegóły: Schubert Edition

Nazwa: Schubert Edition
Producent: Brilliant Classics
Kod paskowy: 5028421948706
Języki: angielski
Format: 16.0x13.0cm
Oprawa: Plastikowa
Waga: 1.69 kg
Typ głównego nośnika: AC
Ilość nośników: 69
Opis nośników:

1. (CD-Audio)

Recenzje: Schubert Edition