Here are two works composed by Schubert at the very end of his short life. Schwanengesang (Swansong) was written in Vienna in the autumn of 1828. He died on 19 November at the age of thirty-one, and...
Schubert / Shostakovitch / Salzburg Chamber Schubert: Death & The Maiden / Shostakovich CD1. I. Allegro 2. II. Andante Con Moto 3. III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto - Trio 4. IV. Presto 5. I. Largo 6...
Boris Bloch's stupendous keyboard art and his incredibly strong personality are the basis for the widely praised depth of expression, the richness of color, the astonishing stylistic authenticity and...
Schumann and Schubert's music is never simply cheerful: their dark sides attack us suddenly, unexpectedly, either like a storm or by stealthily creeping up on us. Natalia Ehwald has selected two such...