Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Episode 3 of 5: Recognition
Throughout his career, Schubert was keen for his talents to be recognised by the influential Viennese music society, the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde. By 1825 Schubert's vocal quartets and lighter piano music were increasingly performed at their Thursday chamber concerts and he was elected one of the twenty 'deputies' of the committee of the Society. There was little public appetite for Schubert's more serious chamber music however and he had great difficulty getting any of it published. Donald Macleod introduces one of the sonatas Schubert finally saw into print in 1827, regarded by Schumann as Schubert's 'most perfect work, both in form and conception' plus some settings of verses by a budding young poet and the last of his three great string quartets.
Trinklied D888 Richard Jackson (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano)
Wiegenlied D867 Christine Schäfer (soprano) Graham Johson (piano)
String Quartet in G, D887 (1st mvt) Artemis Quartet
Piano Sonata in G, D894 (2nd mvt) Paul Lewis (piano)
Der Wanderer an den Mond D870 Grab und Mond D893 Nachthelle D892 John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Richard Jackson (baritone) London Schubert Chorale Graham Johnson (piano).
00:00 Franz Schubert Trinklied (Bacchus, feister Furst des Weins) D.888 Performer: Graham Johnson Singer: Richard Jackson
00:03 Franz Schubert Wiegenlied (Wie sich der Auglein kindlicher Himmel) D.867 Performer: Graham Johnson Singer: Christine Schäfer
00:12 Franz Schubert Quartet in G major D.887 for strings - 1st movement; Allegro molto moderato Ensemble: Takacs String Quartet
00:36 Franz Schubert Sonata in G major D.894 for piano - 2nd movement; Andante Performer: Imogen Cooper
00:47 Franz Schubert Der Wanderer an den Mond D.870 Performer: Graham Johnson Singer: Richard Jackson Choir: The London Schubert Chorale
00:49 Franz Schubert Grab und Mond D.893 for male chorus Performer: Graham Johnson Choir: Schubert Chorale of London
00:51 Franz Schubert Nachthelle D.892 for tenor, male chorus and piano Performer: Graham Johnson Singer: John Mark Ainsley Choir: Schubert Chorale of London
First broadcast: 04 Feb 2015 (b050xm2m) http://vk.com/wall-71199334_95