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Work: Erlkönig (Goethe), D.328

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ComposerSchubert, Franz (1797-1828)
PeriodRomantic
Year1815
Work typeVocal
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LondonJames Newby / Joseph Middleton

Wigmore Hall
Schubert
James Newby; Joseph Middleton

ViennaLise Davidsen • James Baillieu

Musikverein Wien
Schubert
Lise Davidsen; James Baillieu

HanoverÉlisabeth Pion

© Jeremy Fokkens
Bacewicz, Chopin, De Montgéroult, Schubert, Liszt
Élisabeth Pion, Piano
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Lise Davidsen’s exquisite Schubert Lieder at the Aldeburgh Festival

James Baillieu and Lise Davidsen © Marcus Roth
The Norwegian soprano impresses in a Lieder programme that proves the highlight of the Aldeburgh Festival’s opening weekend. 
*****
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Sprechstimme and yodelling: Schubert’s birthday bash at Wigmore Hall

The Erlkings © Austrian Tourist Office | Peak Motion Films
A double-header celebrates Schubert featuring Allan Clayton and Paul Lewis in Winterreise and the Austrian folk/rock band The Erllkings.
****1
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Sir Bryn Terfel charms Glasshouse audience in reimagined Schubert

Sir Bryn Terfel and the Royal Northern Sinfonia © Tynesight Photographic

Terfel’s charismatic account of Schubert songs orchestrated by a variety of composers, Sofia Gubaidulina’s meditation on his Impromtu and the composer’s own longest symphony make a varied and rewarding evening at The Glasshouse, Gateshead.  

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ParisClaudio Abbado / Anne Sofie von Otter

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Schubert
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado; Anne Sofie von Otter
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Bachtrack top ten: Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert, portrait by Wilhelm August Rieder © Public domain
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Bachtrack top ten: Erlkönig

Erlkönig © Moritz von Schwind
From Schubert and Loewe to Beethoven and even flamenco guitars: Goethe's eerie ballad has been inspiring generations of composers and artists.