Composer's Bio:
Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 - November 19, 1828), was an Austrian composer, considered the last master of the Viennese Classical school and one of the earliest proponents of musical Romanticism. Although he died at the young age of 31, he wrote some six hundred romantic songs (lieder) as well as many symphonies, sonatas, string quartets, some operas and many other works. With a natural flair for melodies and lyricism, Schubert is counted among the most gifted composers of the 19th century.
Piece comment: rnThe Rosamunde incidental music Op. 26 (D. 797) was composed by Franz Schubert for an 1823 play by Helmina von Ch?zy. The full name of that play was Rosamunde, F?rstin von Zypern ("Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus"). Schubert's music is scored for soprano, chorus, and orchestra. The play, it seems, was a failure and has been permanently lost, but the music remains, and some of its excerpts remain among Schubert's most famous pieces.rn rnrnrnExcerpts from the Rosamunde music are frequently played, but the complete score, lasting a full hour, is seldom heard. It has been issued on an acclaimed recording conducted by Kurt Masur. Rosamunde was played at the entrance of Auschwitz when new prisoners arrived.
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