{"id":43748,"date":"2024-05-30T15:35:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T13:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1ce4d428-0d50-4be4-822d-c42cd2a90b46"},"modified":"2024-05-30T16:36:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:36:05","slug":"where-do-you-start-with-schubert-five-great-works-to-kick-off-your-schubert-journey","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/where-do-you-start-with-schubert-five-great-works-to-kick-off-your-schubert-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Where do you start with Schubert? Five great works to kick off your Schubert journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Thursday, 30 May 2024 at 13:35 PM<\/p>

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Want to get to know the work of the great early Romantic composer Franz Schubert<\/a><\/strong>? There is so much wonderful music out there – symphonies, string quartets, a suite of sometimes emotionally devastating piano sonatas and, of course, more than 600 songs or lieder – that it can be hard to know where to start. Fear not: here are five best Schubert works to get you started on your journey.<\/p>

Schubert best works: chamber<\/h2>
The Trout Quintet<\/h3>
Hear the 22-year-old Schubert<\/strong><\/a> in convivial form in this effervescent quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello<\/a><\/strong> and double bass<\/a><\/strong>. The cheerful, playful, superbly melodious and collegiate Trout Quintet<\/a><\/strong> is Schubert at his best – and surely one of the best chamber music<\/a><\/strong> works in the entire classical music repertoire.<\/p>
Recommended recording:<\/strong>Christian Tetzlaff, Antoine Tamestit, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Alois Posch and Martin HelmchenPentaTone PTC 5186 334<\/p>
<\/div><\/figure><p> <\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/five-essential-works-wa-mozart\">Five essential works by Mozart<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/5-best-works-clara-schumann\"><strong>Five of the best works by Clara Schumann<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-schubert-best-works-lieder\">Schubert best works: lieder<\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-die-schone-mullerin\">Die Sch\u00f6ne M\u00fcllerin<\/h3><p>As with \u2018The Trout\u2019, Schubert cleverly uses the piano here to portray the effect of rippling water. But this song cycle is all about the frustrations of unrequited love.<\/p><p><strong>Recommended recording:<\/strong>Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Hubert Giesen (piano)DG 447 4522<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Schubert, F.: Die schone Mullerin (Wunderlich)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2UzZ6mmx3VcqRmZgqPGSxx?utm_source=oembed&go=1&play=1&nd=1&nd=1\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p> <\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/six-best-love-songs-without-words\"><strong>Six of the best love songs without words<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/six-best-musical-child-prodigies\"><strong>Six of the best musical child prodigies<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-die-winterreise\">Die Winterreise<\/h3><p>A bleak journey for voice and piano, as this song cycle leads us through the brilliantly observed emotions of a spurned lover making his way through the winter landscape towards a life of loneliness. We featured ‘Gute Nacht’ from <em>Winterreise<\/em> in our list of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/articles\/six-best-schubert-songs\">greatest Schubert lieder<\/a><\/strong>, and you can also find an article on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/recordings\/best-recordings-schuberts-winterreise\/\">best recordings of Winterreise<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Recommended recording:<\/strong>Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano)EMI 567 9272<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Winterreise\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3hBGrnTTGww2BqjKa5sEZE?utm_source=oembed&go=1&play=1&nd=1&nd=1\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p> <\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/six-best-schubert-songs\"><strong>Six of the best Schubert songs<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/recordings\/best-recordings-schuberts-winterreise\/\"><strong>The best recordings of Schubert’s <em>Winterreise<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-schubert-best-works-orchestral\">Schubert best works: orchestral<\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-symphony-no-9\">Symphony No. 9<\/h3><p>Nicknamed \u2018The Great’, this innovative, uplifting work sounds years ahead of its time and gives a starring role to the brass. Here’s a piece on the best recordings of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/recordings\/best-recordings-schuberts-symphony-no-9\">Schubert’s Symphony No. 9<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Recommended recording:<\/strong>Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra\/Nikolaus HarnoncourtElatus 0927467502<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Schubert : Symphonies Nos 1 - 9 [Complete]\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4Yx9WzpW7Ys5dA3tPrfAh6?utm_source=oembed&go=1&play=1&nd=1&nd=1\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p> <\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/best-recordings-schuberts-unfinished-symphony\"><strong>The best recordings of Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’ Symphony<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/20-greatest-symphonies-all-time\"><strong>The 20 Greatest Symphonies of all time<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-schubert-best-works-solo-piano\">Schubert best works: solo piano<\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-piano-sonata-d960\">Piano Sonata D960<\/h3><p>The last and greatest of Schubert\u2019s 21 piano sonatas, D960\u2019s sombre \u2013 but extraordinarily moving \u2013 <em>Andante<\/em> second movement shows us a terminally ill composer looking directly into the abyss.<\/p><p><strong>Recommended recording:<\/strong>Paul Lewis (piano)Harmonia Mundi HMC901800<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Schubert: The Late Piano Sonatas - Nos. 14 & 19-21\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2xHPNjt3EfTpEmbD5mjdMD?utm_source=oembed&go=1&play=1&nd=1&nd=1\"\/><\/div><\/figure> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Published: Thursday, 30 May 2024 at 13:35 PM Want to get to know the work of the great early Romantic composer Franz Schubert? 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