Franz Schubert (1797-1828) wrote his first complete symphony at the age of 16 during his studies at the Vienna Konvikt. Symphony No. 1 in D major, , D 82 exudes youthful energy and a carefree spirit. You can watch the performance by the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris in 2006 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, conducted by Pedro Halffter.
(00:00) I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
(09:00) II. Andante
(15:11) III. Menuetto. Allegretto
(19:24) IV. Allegro vivace
Schubert wrote 13 symphonies, but half of them remained unfinished. His early symphonies were influenced by Joseph Haydn and, most importantly, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. However, living in the same city as Ludwig van Beethoven made it very challenging for the young composer to create symphonies. Additionally, starting from the 1820s, Schubert began to doubt his symphonic work because he composed during a time of change, where the strict formal rules of late Viennese Classicism were being replaced by the new ideas of young German Romanticism.
Symphony No. 1 in D major, D 82, was composed by Schubert during the last few weeks of his five-year tenure at the Konvikt (City Boarding School in Vienna). It was likely performed by the school's orchestra in the autumn of 1813 as a farewell to Schubert, who was a trainee assistant teacher. However, the symphony's first public performance took place in February 1881 at the Crystal Palace in London, conducted by August Mann. The British press praised the maturity of the music, especially considering the composer's young age.
Franz Schubert was born on January 31, 1797 in Himmelpfortgrund, a suburb of Vienna, and died on November 19, 1828 in Wieden, Vienna. All his life, Schubert tried to emulate his great idol, Ludwig van Beethoven, while at the same time struggling to step out of his shadow. Schubert wrote 21 piano sonatas during his short life, to Beethoven's 32. Notably, Schubert composed his last three sonatas in 1828, a triad similar to Beethoven's last three sonatas, which are regarded as Schubert's self-liberation from Beethoven. By this time, Franz Schubert, composer of the song cycle “Die Winterreise,” had established himself in the music trade, found publishers for his scores, and performed in public. However, he had suffered for years from syphilis and alcoholism. "I feel like the unhappiest, most miserable person in the world," he wrote from his hospital bed in 1823. Schubert died five years later at age 31, having composed over 1,000 works.
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