![]() Aufenthalt (Resting Place) also derives from a Rellstab poem and is also found in Schwanengesang. The text describes a lover's entreaties to the beloved - a poem of yearning - and the melody is one of Schubert's most famous creations. The song, based on a poem by Rellstab, was collected by Schubert's publisher in the posthumous cycle Schwanengesang. ![]() The source of the first transcription, Ständchen (Serenade), dates from Schubert's last months. "Lisztomania," a phrase attributed to the poet and critic Heine, was rampant. The tunefulness and emotional immediacy of Schubert's songs would have been slow to reach the wider public's attention outside of Vienna if Liszt had not performed his wordless versions throughout his constant touring. It is not possible to underestimate the effect that Liszt's advocacy had on the reputations of composers like Schubert. ![]() The second half of this evening's program consists almost entirely of transcriptions - arrangements for solo piano of music originally written, in the case of the first five pieces, for voice and piano. Keyboards are involved in both cases, but instead of DSL and T-1, Liszt used the vast network of railways that began linking the great cities of industrialized Europe during the first half of the 19th century. Franz Liszt was to Schubert what the Internet and file sharing are to our current bands and singers: a medium which gets the word out, creates awareness and popularity, but offers no real financial recompense to the original musicians. ![]()
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