Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Preparations; 2. The year of crisis, 1823; 3. Schuppanzigh and Schubert's chamber music; 4. Songs of death and the chamber music of 1824; 5. Schubert's first public quartet and sonata form; 6. Schubert's octet and Beethoven's septet; 7. The Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Schubert, and his symphony; 8. Schubert's heroic symphony; 9. The piano sonatas of 1825–6; 10. Schubert and his publishers; 11. The E flat trio, Schubert's career, and its last two movements; 12. Schubert's annus mirabilis and the string quintet; Bibliography.

Promotional Information

Gingerich provides a new understanding of Schubert's relationship to Beethoven, and the ways in which he built on Beethoven's legacy.

About the Author

John M. Gingerich has published articles on Ignaz Schuppanzigh's premieres of Beethoven's late quartets, and on Schubert's C-Major Quintet, his Symphony in B-Minor ('Unfinished') and on his Latin Masses. He has been awarded ACLS and NEH Fellowships for his work on Schubert.

Reviews

'… presents intriguing evidence that Schubert followed Beethoven's example by composing substantial works such as symphonies, piano sonatas, and string quartets for public performance and publication … Gingerich's investigation casts new light on Schubert's late instrumental works and shows how, even though inspired by Beethoven, Schubert imbued them with his highly personal style. A thought-provoking contribution to Schubert scholarship … Essential.' D. Arnold, Choice

'… a new height and intensity in terms of the composers own musical outlook, would make such an idea an attractive one to contemplate …' Seow-Chin Ong, 1650–1850