Schubert, Franz

Krystian Zimerman: Chopin/Schubert

As one of the youngest winners ever in the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in 1975, Krystian Zimerman went on to an international career and has performed with all major orchestras and conductors. This 1987 film captures Zimerman at the height of his powers in riveting performances of Chopin and Schubert. "Fascinating visual confirmation of the purely acoustical impression of Zimerman's Chopin recordings...In the Schubert, flawless pianism, satisfying conceptions, lucid and deft--plus superb piano sound quality." (FonoForum) "Zimerman's approach to playing the piano has greatness written all over it. It has intensity, majesty, intimacy, daring, and simplicity, and above all insight." (The Times, London)

Evgeny Kissin Plays Schubert, Brahms, Bach, Liszt, Gluck [DVD Video]

His musicality, the depth and poetic quality of his interpretation, and his extraordinary virtuosity have placed Evgeny Kissin at the forefront of the world's new generation of young musicians. Kissin shot to fame in 1984 when he, at the age of 12, delivered a dazzling performance of Chopin's two piano concertos at the Moscow Conservatory. Presented in 5.1 DTS Surround Sound, this is his first DVD release.

The Double Life of Franz Schubert - A Dramatization of Schubert's Last Years

Franz Schubert: SIMON RUSSELL BEALE
Franz Von Schober: JASON FLEMYNG
The Orderly: DAVE HILL
The Doctor: KARL JOHNSON
The Nurse: IMOGEN BAIN
Father Schubert: FREDDIE JONES
The Singer: CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN
Vogl: RICHARD VAN ALLAN
Karoline Esterhazy: EMILIA FOX

This is a dramatic exploration of the life and works of Franz Schubert. Featuring excerpts from many of his compositions, the central narrative occurs during Schubert' s hospitalization for syphilis, the contraction of which was both a consequence of his darker inclinations and a spur to some of his greatest work. As the doctors diagnose Schubert's symptoms, identify their cause and administer treatment, the composer conducts his own internal imaginative examination, a sometimes delirious and dreamlike evocation of the moments and music from his past life. The characters he recalls are his maverick friend and Svengali , Franz von Schober, his authoritarian father, his illustrious but conformist patron Michael Vogl and his unfulfilled love Karoline Esterhazy.

Musical extracts by Franz Schubert (1797 1828)
Piano Quintet in A major Die Forelle , D667
E flat major piano trio, D897
An die Musik, D547
Die Forelle, D550
Piano Sonata in B flat, D960
Piano Sonata in A major, D959
Länder No 5, D790
Fantasy in F minor, D940
Hungarian Melody, D818
String Quarter No 15 in G major, D887
Der Leiermann from Winterreise, D911
Symphony No 8 in B minor (unfinished), D759
The Hanover Band
Directed by Roy Goodman

Schubert - Final Three Sonatas played by Alfred Brendel

Valentina Lisitsa plays "Schwanengesang" (The Swan Song) by Schubert (Transcription by Liszt)

Schubert: Greatest Love & Greatest Sorrow

Sir George Solti/Chicago Symphony Orcestra: Beethoven Symphony No. 1/Schubert Symphonies Nos. 6 & 8

Schubert: Winterreise & Britten

Produced by legendary Decca producer John Culshaw, Winterreise is staged (Britten heard but not seen), and introduced with a brief voice-over. The Folk Songs originate in a `Celebrity Recital' film, and offer a rare opportunity to see Britten perform his own music. Bonus interview--Pears and Britten discuss Winterreise.

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 & Schubert Symphony No. 8 / Leopold Stokowski, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Schubert - Winterreise / Thomas Quasthoff, Daniel Barenboim