Sanity Sunday - The Music of Schubert and Brahms

by Nomad

For this Sanity Sunday, I want to go back to the Romantic period which is always good for a little mental palate cleansing.

Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Dying at the age of 31, his musical career was short and yet he left the world with quite a legacy. That included "more than 600 secular vocal works (mainly Lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music and a large body of piano and chamber music."

The German composer and pianist, Johannes Brahms was born in 1833, five years after the death of Schubert. Brahms is widely considered one of the 19th century's greatest composers and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic era. What child hasn't drifted off to sleep with his famous lullaby?

His complete biography can be found here.

The playlist consists of:

1.   Schubert - Piano Trio No 2 in E flat major
2.  Schubert - Serenade
3.  Schubert - No 3 Allegro moderato in F minor
4.  Schubert - Trout Quintet D.667 Op114 
5.  Schubert - String Quartet in C Major: IV. Allegretto
6.  Brahms - Symphony No.3 - Poco Allegretto
7.  Brahms - Cello Sonata No.1 in E minor, Op. 38
8.  Schubert - Fantasy in F minor for Piano Four Hands
9.  Brahms - Sextet No. 1 & 2
10.  Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

Have a wonderful Sunday, my friends.

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