Schubert steadily graced Viennese musical life with his songs, piano music and chamber compositions.

Throughout his career he experimented constantly with technique and in his final years began experiments with form. The resultant fascinating works were never performed in his lifetime, and only in recent years have the nature of his experiments found scholarly favor.

In The Unknown Schubert contributors explore Schubert's radical modernity from a number of perspectives by examining both popular and neglected works.

Chapters by renowned scholars describe the historical context of his work, its relation to the dominant artistic discourses of the early nineteenth century, and Schubert's role in the paradigmatic shift to a new perception of song.

About the Author
Dr Barbara M. Reul is Associate Professor of Musicology at Luther College, University of Regina, Canada. Dr Lorraine Byrne Bodley is a Lecturer at the Department of Music, National University of Ireland Maynooth.

Reviews
'Rather than judging this book by the amount of '"new'"information it presents on Schubert and his music, its contribution to Schubert scholarship, for this reviewer, lies in the authors' collective ability to animate different aspects of a familiar, although ultimately "unknown" figure, and bring them to bear on the music in new and rewarding ways. Indeed, in Berio's Rendering, as in the pages of The Unknown Schubert, we encounter once again an "Unfinished" Schubert, whose music asks not for completion, but for a more complete engagement.' Journal of the Society of Musicology '...libraries and Schubert scholars will want to own the book.' Notes 'Judged as a whole, The Unknown Shubert presents a good cross-section of modern Schubert scholarship and its concerns. The collection's emphasis on lesser-known works of the composer is refreshing and allows the reader to become acquainted with some interesting pieces.' Ninetenth-Century Music Review



Book Information
ISBN 9781138382688
Author Lorraine Byrne Bodley
Format Paperback
Page Count 296
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g