Jul. 9th, 2011

Book Review

Jul. 9th, 2011 11:20 am
kenjari: (piano)
The Life of Schubert
by Christopher Howard Gibbs

This short biography of Franz Schubert manages to be remarkably thorough, given that he only lived to be 31. Gibbs does a good job of addressing the various misconceptions and controversies surrounding Schubert's life and personality, and of delving into the kinds of myth-making that occur after an artist's death. Gibbs also provides a good, if basic, view of early 19th century musical life in Vienna.
I've never been much of a fan of Schubert's instrumental music, either for listening or playing, and, unfortunately, this was not the sort of biography to change that even a little. The only thing Gibbs really piqued my interest about was musical life in 19th century Vienna.

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