a veritable Schubertiade
by richibi
“Una melodia de Schubert” (c.1896)
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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
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