Franz Schubert died at age 31, yet he left us a huge collection of Lieder (songs) plus chamber music, and symphonies.
Composer Franz Liszt selected several of Schubert’s songs and arranged these to be played by piano solo. Quite a feat, really, in that the pianist has to present simultaneously the music scored for the voice and also the piano accompaniment.
One of the Schubert masterpieces is his “Serenade”, where the poet tells us that his songs are traveling quietly to his beloved. Listen now to this Liszt arrangement as performed by pianist Khatia Buniatishvili:
