Notes On Schubert

by Wilson, Conrad

• ISBN13: 9780802829283
• ISBN10: 0802829287
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-29
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

In this exploration of Schubert's rich music together with his complex personality and inner conflicts, Wilson considers Schubert's sexuality and also examines signs that Schubert was moving into a new, important phase of his output when he died.

Author Biography

Conrad Wilson is a respected music critic, the author of several books, the editor of the revised Collins Encyclopedia of Music, and a contributor to the authoritative, multivolume New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
'Gretchen am Spinnrade', D118	p. 7
Symphony No. 3 in D major, D200	p. 15
Piano Quintet in A major ('The Trout'), D667	p. 19
Symphony No. 7 (8) in B minor ('Unfinished'), D759	p. 24
Wanderer Fantasy, D760	p. 28
Die schone Mullerin, D795	p. 33
Octet in F major, D803	p. 40
String Quartet in A minor, D804	p. 47
Piano Sonata in D major, D850	p. 53
Symphony No. 8 (9) in C major ('Great'), D944	p. 57
String Quartet in D minor ('Death and the Maiden'), D810	p. 62
String Quartet in G major, D887	p. 67
Four Impromptus, D899; Four Impromptus, D935	p. 72
Piano Trio in E flat major, D929	p. 77
Winterreise, D911	p. 83
Fantasy in F minor for piano duet, D940	p. 90
Piano Sonata in A major, D959	p. 95
Piano Sonata in B flat major, D960	p. 100
String Quintet in C major, D956	p. 105
Schwanengesang, D957	p. 111
Further Listening	p. 117
Further Reading	p. 120
Glossary	p. 122
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