Franz Schubert, the master of song who could encapsulate a wealth of feeling and meaning in a small space, was just as drawn to larger canvasses. His operas have largely fallen by the wayside, but ...
Devised by pianist Malcolm Martineau and musicologist Susan Youens, this instalment of the Wigmore's series celebrating 100 years of German song reached the 1820s, and inevitably focused on Franz ...
People can be highly ingenious when they put together programmes for song recitals, in finding or imagining themes that link their choices. This was just a selection of Schubert Ballads – seven only, ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The only surprise is that Wigmore Hall has not done it before. Schubert is so central to the hall’s programming ...