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April 5, 2024

a veritable Schubertiade, continued

**“The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog“ (1818)**

Caspar David Friedrich

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if I promised something more transcendental

from Schubert in my last communication,

a second piece which is programmed for the

first of my May Schubert recitals, written in

1823, six years later than his, recently noted,

D568, **his D784, fits the bill, by then Schubert**

knew he was dying, he would’ve been 26,

you hear it in his intention, he wasn’t any

longer entertaining guests merely,

assembled in the salons of the nobility,

he was writing his testament for posterity

listen, you can hear it, his earnestness,

his vulnerability

enjoy

R ! chard

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April 5, 2024

a veritable Schubertiade

“Una melodia de Schubert” (c.1896)

Francesc Masriera

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in May, the recital society of my city is featuring

an internationally famous pianist doing several

Schubert sonatas, twelve of them, spread out

across four evenings, a veritable Schubertiade,

I’ve got tickets for all of them

maybe you’d like to join me

I always do my research before attending any

cultural event, much like reading up on Italy,

for instance, before going there

the program seems to be more or less

chronological, the first night featuring

earlier Schubert sonatas

his ***D568,* his Seventh, composed in 1817,**

is, to my mind, enchanting, but not yet

reaching the heights of his later

transcendental productions, more of

which later, should you stick around

Schubert always sounds a lot like Beethoven,

but with more civility, less confrontation,

Schubert is still chamber music, and, in this

outing, I find he sounds a lot like Mozart even,

dexterous, delightful, but fundamentally

frivolous

it’s the difference between dessert and food

that will sustain you, that’ll speak to your soul,

more about which later, should you stick

around

meanwhile, D568, enjoy

R ! chard

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