Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction, Brian Newbould; Schubert’s tempo conventions, Clive Brown; Schubert’s transitions, Susan Wollenberg; Schubert’s string and piano duos in context, Elizabeth Norman McKay; ’Am Meer’ reconsidered: strophic, binary, or ternary?, Edward T. Cone; Schubert’s ’great’ C major symphony: the autograph revisted, Brian Newbould; ’Biding his time’- Schubert among the Bohemians in the mid-nineteenth century, Jan Smaczny; Architecture as drama in late Schubert, Roy Howat; Schubert’s piano sonatas: thoughts about interpretation and performance, András Schiff; Schubert and the Ungers: a preliminary study, Peter Branscombe; Schubert’s relationship with women: an historical account, Rita Steblin; Adversity: Schubert’s illnesses and their background, Peter Gilroy Bevan; Index.

About the Author

Brian Newbould, University of Hull, UK Brian Newbould, Clive Brown, Susan Wollenberg, Elizabeth Norman McKay, Edward T. Cone, Jan Smaczny, Roy Howat, Andras Schiff, Peter Branscombe, Rita Steblin, Peter Gilroy Bevan.

Reviews

�Schubert Studies is reader-friendly, with plates, biographical sketches of contributors, thorough endnotes for each essay, a general index, and an index of works by Schubert referred to in the text... the collection gives an excellent snapshot of the diverse trends in Schubert scholarship...held together by a competent and distinguished editorial hand.� Journal of the Conductors Guild �This diverse collection of 11 essays is particularly welcome...as it...illuminates facets of Schubert�s music which have been often misunderstood, as well as covering important biographical themes.� Classical Music �These essays profit enormously from the generous number of beautifully reproduced music examples...Schubert Studies is a worthy and sophisticated contribution to Schubert scholarship.� Notes