| ›An Italian in Vienna‹
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 1 D major D. 82
Gioacchino Rossini
'Una voce poco fa' from 'Il barbiere di Siviglia'
'Nacqui all'affanno' from 'La cenerentola'
'Bel raggio lusinghier' from 'Semiramide'
Franz Schubert
Selection from: Rosamunde D. 797 op. 26
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1st Taster Subscription Concert
29-05-2008, 08:00 PM
Bremen, The Glocke
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| Soloists
| Giovanni Antonini, Conductor
Maite Beaumont, Mezzo-Soprano
| Program
| In colder regions, Rossini is sometimes regarded as a frivolous composer. That was not the case in the early nineteenth century. As the most popular exponent of the leading genre of opera, the Italian wielded an influence throughout Europe. His extreme effects shocked and left their mark on the esthetics of the age. In May 1822, Rossini went to Vienna, and his melodies also enchanted colleagues there.
Franz Schubert trained himself on Haydn and Mozart but quickly found his personal sound. The large-orchestra debut of the 16-year-old composer documents his early mastery of symphonic writing. Many characteristics that are typical of the mature symphonist are present here in embryonic form.
Schubert also drew vital inspiration from Rossini. One example of this, in addition to the ›Overtures in the Italian Style‹, is the incidental music from ›Rosamunde‹. Wilhelmine von Chézy's play was a flop, but the music became world-famous. Schubert made use of Rossini's broadly sweeping melodic idiom, sumptuous harmonies, and effective orchestration to free himself from early Classical form.
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