I propose a Yes tribute band. We would call ourselves "No" and, onstage, would refuse to play any Yes tracks, and instead fill the evening with sea shanties and Schubertian lieder.
March 9, 2024 at 7:09 PM
I propose a Yes tribute band. We would call ourselves "No" and, onstage, would refuse to play any Yes tracks, and instead fill the evening with sea shanties and Schubertian lieder.
Frodo Baggins is a Schubertian character.
Franz Schubert was the champion of beautiful despair. He is so effective at pausing the song to gaze into the abyss and stumble before resolving to carry on, fate be damned.
Why do I love this kind of thing so much?
Why do I love this kind of thing so much?
July 9, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Frodo Baggins is a Schubertian character.
#TheCompleteBritten #21
Witches' Song (1929)
The countertenor on this recording is James Bowman, for whose voice the adult Britten would write Canticle IV over 40 years after composing this short, splendidly silly and spooky little Schubertian surprise.
Witches' Song (1929)
The countertenor on this recording is James Bowman, for whose voice the adult Britten would write Canticle IV over 40 years after composing this short, splendidly silly and spooky little Schubertian surprise.
Witches' Song
YouTube video by Andrew Plant - Topic
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January 17, 2026 at 8:03 AM
#TheCompleteBritten #21
Witches' Song (1929)
The countertenor on this recording is James Bowman, for whose voice the adult Britten would write Canticle IV over 40 years after composing this short, splendidly silly and spooky little Schubertian surprise.
Witches' Song (1929)
The countertenor on this recording is James Bowman, for whose voice the adult Britten would write Canticle IV over 40 years after composing this short, splendidly silly and spooky little Schubertian surprise.
Debussy is my jam but I wrote my thesis on Schubertian modulatory techniques
January 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Debussy is my jam but I wrote my thesis on Schubertian modulatory techniques
Schubertian #Weidringer[TM] for Sir András Schiff, Anja Mittermüller & Julian Prégardien at the Wiener Konzerthaus
October 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Schubertian #Weidringer[TM] for Sir András Schiff, Anja Mittermüller & Julian Prégardien at the Wiener Konzerthaus
#A-Schubert-A-Day Days 204 ‘A Rosa I’, D315 from 19 October 1815. Another extremely productive day in Schubertian history continued with a song that Graham Johnson describes as ‘tenderly sweet’. www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.asp?dc=W1...
April 12, 2026 at 8:28 AM
#A-Schubert-A-Day Days 204 ‘A Rosa I’, D315 from 19 October 1815. Another extremely productive day in Schubertian history continued with a song that Graham Johnson describes as ‘tenderly sweet’. www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.asp?dc=W1...
#A-Schubert-A-Day Day 217 ‘Die Drei Sänger’, D329, from 23 December 1815. Something of a Schubertian by-way this one. www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.asp?dc=W1...
April 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
#A-Schubert-A-Day Day 217 ‘Die Drei Sänger’, D329, from 23 December 1815. Something of a Schubertian by-way this one. www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.asp?dc=W1...
On this, am now who wondering who *are* the modern masters of the Schubertian lied…. Abba? Billy Joel? Alan Menken? Elton John?
Meanwhile I’ll never forget Pete Waterman (producer for Kylie, Jason, Rick Astley..) saying that the British always screwed up Eurovision because we’d “lost touch with the European lieder tradition of Mozart and Schubert.”
The British Government deciding to get involved in Eurovision entries all feels a bit….
September 21, 2026 at 7:05 AM
On this, am now who wondering who *are* the modern masters of the Schubertian lied…. Abba? Billy Joel? Alan Menken? Elton John?
#NewCDmc
7 February 2025
#TrioFortepiano & #CPO present:
#Sterkel Piano Quartet (1804)
2 Piano Trios Op. 30 (1789)!
#Sterkel pianist&composer, admired by #Beethoven & then friend, always surprises with music already #Romantic & #Schubertian in 1770s/80s!
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7 February 2025
#TrioFortepiano & #CPO present:
#Sterkel Piano Quartet (1804)
2 Piano Trios Op. 30 (1789)!
#Sterkel pianist&composer, admired by #Beethoven & then friend, always surprises with music already #Romantic & #Schubertian in 1770s/80s!
prestomusic.com/classical/pr...
February 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#NewCDmc
7 February 2025
#TrioFortepiano & #CPO present:
#Sterkel Piano Quartet (1804)
2 Piano Trios Op. 30 (1789)!
#Sterkel pianist&composer, admired by #Beethoven & then friend, always surprises with music already #Romantic & #Schubertian in 1770s/80s!
prestomusic.com/classical/pr...
7 February 2025
#TrioFortepiano & #CPO present:
#Sterkel Piano Quartet (1804)
2 Piano Trios Op. 30 (1789)!
#Sterkel pianist&composer, admired by #Beethoven & then friend, always surprises with music already #Romantic & #Schubertian in 1770s/80s!
prestomusic.com/classical/pr...
Something very Schubertian about him.
February 20, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Something very Schubertian about him.
The andante sounds quite Schubertian.
December 7, 2024 at 3:29 PM
The andante sounds quite Schubertian.
A Schubertian start to the listening day
January 10, 2026 at 4:24 AM
A Schubertian start to the listening day
That was cracking. A bit awkward in places, and he hasn't quite hit his stride when it comes to a memorable melody, but it's already so, well, Schubertian. Romantic, brooding, spooky, and the text could hardly be more prophetic of what's in store for Franz, and for us.
August 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM
That was cracking. A bit awkward in places, and he hasn't quite hit his stride when it comes to a memorable melody, but it's already so, well, Schubertian. Romantic, brooding, spooky, and the text could hardly be more prophetic of what's in store for Franz, and for us.
They are! Almost Schubertian in the minor key variations especially
June 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
They are! Almost Schubertian in the minor key variations especially
“I had not been professional for long, and it was terrifying to deliver our versions of Schubert songs to the greatest Schubertian pianist of the age, sitting just six feet away…”
Ian Bostridge remembers Alfred Brendel: www.prospectmagazine...
Ian Bostridge remembers Alfred Brendel: www.prospectmagazine...
Classical notes: At peace
The great pianist Alfred Brendel died in June. I couldn’t help but remember him during a recent trip to Mantua
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
“I had not been professional for long, and it was terrifying to deliver our versions of Schubert songs to the greatest Schubertian pianist of the age, sitting just six feet away…”
Ian Bostridge remembers Alfred Brendel: www.prospectmagazine...
Ian Bostridge remembers Alfred Brendel: www.prospectmagazine...
It would be hard to overestimate the popularity of the carol Silent Night. It's usually done as a very solemn hymn. Originally, though, it was conceived in Schubertian folkiness, with guitar accompaniment. I love it this way.
youtu.be/x5PNDkMiJoY?...
youtu.be/x5PNDkMiJoY?...
Stille Nacht
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December 23, 2025 at 5:08 AM
It would be hard to overestimate the popularity of the carol Silent Night. It's usually done as a very solemn hymn. Originally, though, it was conceived in Schubertian folkiness, with guitar accompaniment. I love it this way.
youtu.be/x5PNDkMiJoY?...
youtu.be/x5PNDkMiJoY?...
If you think about it, it's a Schubertian song cycle, similar to his Die Winterreise. An amazing album.
May 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
If you think about it, it's a Schubertian song cycle, similar to his Die Winterreise. An amazing album.
I don't say this lightly, but the first movement of Schubert's Piano Sonata in B flat major is genuinely a work of genius. The melody, the distinctly Schubertian modulations, the way it subverts sonata form while remaining structurally classical...I'm going to swoon.
December 4, 2024 at 7:35 PM
I don't say this lightly, but the first movement of Schubert's Piano Sonata in B flat major is genuinely a work of genius. The melody, the distinctly Schubertian modulations, the way it subverts sonata form while remaining structurally classical...I'm going to swoon.
Yes, that's one of Bruckner's most profound slow movements, maybe only slightly topped by the 9th's Schubertian slow movement.
And you're welcome! 🙂
As to Sibelius, it depends what you like, as his style changed a lot.
If you like 19th century Late Romanticism, go for Symphonies 1 & 2 first.
And you're welcome! 🙂
As to Sibelius, it depends what you like, as his style changed a lot.
If you like 19th century Late Romanticism, go for Symphonies 1 & 2 first.
This is a great intro to Bruckner. Thank you again. I’ve been listening with joy and contemplation. The slow movement in 7 gives me the shivers. What would you recommend in Sibelius? 🙏
September 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Yes, that's one of Bruckner's most profound slow movements, maybe only slightly topped by the 9th's Schubertian slow movement.
And you're welcome! 🙂
As to Sibelius, it depends what you like, as his style changed a lot.
If you like 19th century Late Romanticism, go for Symphonies 1 & 2 first.
And you're welcome! 🙂
As to Sibelius, it depends what you like, as his style changed a lot.
If you like 19th century Late Romanticism, go for Symphonies 1 & 2 first.
“I had not been professional for long, and it was terrifying to deliver our versions of Schubert songs to the greatest Schubertian pianist of the age, sitting just six feet away…”
Ian Bostridge remembers Alfred Brendel: www.prospectmagazine...
Ian Bostridge remembers Alfred Brendel: www.prospectmagazine...
Classical notes: At peace
The great pianist Alfred Brendel died in June. I couldn’t help but remember him during a recent trip to Mantua
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
“I had not been professional for long, and it was terrifying to deliver our versions of Schubert songs to the greatest Schubertian pianist of the age, sitting just six feet away…”
Ian Bostridge remembers Alfred Brendel: www.prospectmagazine...
Ian Bostridge remembers Alfred Brendel: www.prospectmagazine...
This and the C# minor are my favorite of Chopin’s waltzes, and not only because they are among the few I can (basically) play. This one has a slight edge only for its sunny Schubertian bridge, at 2:22 in this Rubinstein rendition. #dailysong open.spotify.com/track/2YLnQ3...
Waltzes, Op. 69: No. 2, in B Minor
Frédéric Chopin, Arthur Rubinstein · Arthur Rubinstein Plays Chopin - Original Album Classics · Song · 1954
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August 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This and the C# minor are my favorite of Chopin’s waltzes, and not only because they are among the few I can (basically) play. This one has a slight edge only for its sunny Schubertian bridge, at 2:22 in this Rubinstein rendition. #dailysong open.spotify.com/track/2YLnQ3...
I’m not sure what you’re asking. 19c German music saw itself, not incorrectly, as living in a post-Beethovenian world. Wagner and Liszt were all in on that notion.
My belief is that a strong Schubertian legacy from c. 1830-55 would’ve mixed up that oppressive uniformity.
My belief is that a strong Schubertian legacy from c. 1830-55 would’ve mixed up that oppressive uniformity.
December 20, 2024 at 6:55 AM
I’m not sure what you’re asking. 19c German music saw itself, not incorrectly, as living in a post-Beethovenian world. Wagner and Liszt were all in on that notion.
My belief is that a strong Schubertian legacy from c. 1830-55 would’ve mixed up that oppressive uniformity.
My belief is that a strong Schubertian legacy from c. 1830-55 would’ve mixed up that oppressive uniformity.
The slow movement was a third away from the main key. Now the Trio pulls the same trick via a very Schubertian modulation. And there’s a clever modulation back for the clarinets. Doubled by the violins, of course.
Vivace again for the finale. Stays piano for a while. Until it doesn’t.
Vivace again for the finale. Stays piano for a while. Until it doesn’t.
March 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The slow movement was a third away from the main key. Now the Trio pulls the same trick via a very Schubertian modulation. And there’s a clever modulation back for the clarinets. Doubled by the violins, of course.
Vivace again for the finale. Stays piano for a while. Until it doesn’t.
Vivace again for the finale. Stays piano for a while. Until it doesn’t.
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By: Josef Woodard on Friday, April 10, 2026
By: Josef Woodard on Friday, April 10, 2026
ON the Beat | Jazz Finds a Groove in the 805, RIP Scott Clayton
Pianist Emmet Cohen jazzes up Campbell Hall, hip impresario Scott Clayton passes, Mariposa series ends on Schubertian high.
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April 11, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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By: Josef Woodard on Friday, April 10, 2026
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Published on Sunday, October 19, 2025
Matthias Goerne and Daniil Trifonov’s journey to the heart of Winter in Toronto
Matthias Goerne and Daniil Trifonov take their Toronto audience on a Schubertian journey to remember at Koerner Hall.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Published on Sunday, October 19, 2025
Published on Sunday, October 19, 2025