Schubert Archive

Austrian composer Franz Schubert left us about 600 songs. Among these is the amazing “Gretchen am Spinnrade”, in English: Gretchen at the spinning wheel. The lyrics are as follows: Gretchen at the spinning-wheel English Translation …

Pianist Shai Wosner has attracted well-deserved recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight into a broad range of repertoire, from Beethoven and Schubert to Ligeti and the music of today. Celebrated as one …

Pianists Richard Egarr and Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya make their recording debut with a program of works for piano four-hands by Schubert. Aside from being very enjoyable this repertoire features some of Schubert’s finest piano writing. It …

Austrian composer Franz Schubert composed the Trout Quintet, in 1819 for piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass. That’s an unusual ensemble, but Schubert evidently wrote it for a group of musicians who had gathered to …

Schubert composed his great Piano Sonata in A major just a few months before his untimely death in 1828. The balance this work strikes between lyrical melody, emotional intimacy and pianistic brilliance makes it a …