The Life of Schubert
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- Author: Christopher H. Gibbs, State University of New York, Buffalo
- Date Published: April 2000
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521595124
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Franz Schubert's tragically short life was spent in one of Europe's most richly musical cities: a Vienna that worshipped Beethoven, adored Rossini, and thrilled to Paganini. Schubert, with the help of supportive friends who were themselves immersed in the arts, won fame for himself through songs and dances while aspiring to succeed with larger operas and symphonies. Christopher Gibbs considers how and what Schubert composed, taking a fresh look at this misunderstood figure, particularly the unfolding of his professional career, his relationship to Beethoven, the growth of his reputation and public image and the darker side of drinking, depression and sexual ambiguity. This searching and sympathetic biography questions the customary sentimental clichés and the recent revisionist views concerning this elusive genius.
Read more- Offers fresh critical perspectives, including information since the Schubert bicentenary in 1997
- Concentrates on Schubert's position in Vienna's cultural and musical scene
- Makes useful comparisons with Beethoven
Reviews & endorsements
' … a well-researched, warmly written, and refreshing new look at the Austrian composer.' The Library Journal
See more reviews' … timely and valuable … Mr Gibbs, with his solid grounding and balanced view, packs a great deal into a small space …'. New York Times
' … timely and valuable … Gibbs, with his solid grounding and balanced view, packs a great deal into a small space and supplies a corrective still sorely needed, or, as he suggests, needed now more than ever, as seductive new theories mingle freely with comfortable old myths.' International Herald Tribune
'A clear-sighted, brisk survey of the life.' Hilary Finch, BBC Music Magazine
'The latest book in Cambridge's excellent series of short, non-specialist Musical Lives.' Guy Dammann, The Times Literary Supplement
'The book in general is concise, scholarly and clearly written … and I learnt a lot from it about Schubert and about Viennese musical life in the 1820s that was new to me.' Opera
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- Date Published: April 2000
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521595124
- length: 228 pages
- dimensions: 211 x 140 x 18 mm
- weight: 0.27kg
- contains: 20 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Prologue: Schubert yesterday
1. Representing Schubert: 'A life devoted to art'
2. Young Schubert: 'The master in the boy'
3. Ingenious Schubert: 'The price of song'
4. Popular Schubert: 'The turning point'
5. Dark Schubert: 'A black-winged demon of sorrow and melancholy'
6. Poor Schubert: 'Miserable reality'
7. Late Schubert: 'Who shall stand beside Beethoven?'
8. Immortal Schubert: 'Composing invisibly'
Epilogue: Schubert today
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