Tanglewood presents a season of Schubert's Summer Journey
Tanglewood, Lenox, MA
A series of six Ozawa Hall recital and chamber music
concerts devised and curated by Emanuel Ax will feature some of the composer's
most inspiring works performed by an extraordinary lineup of Boston Symphony
Orchestra musicians and guest artists well known and beloved by Tanglewood
audiences. Many of the works to be performed were composed during the last year
of Schubert's life, in 1828.
Among those who will perform are the following musicians:
Emanuel Ax (piano), James Sommerville (horn), Peter Serkin (piano), William R.
Hudgins (clarinet), and Anna Polonsky (piano). In addition, the Tanglewood
Music Center Vocal Fellows will offer their vocal expertise to works by
Schubert.
The dates of these special concerts are July 6 and 20,
August 3, 8, 17, and 23.
The Impact of Franz Schubert
Like the poets whose work he wrote his music around,
Schubert was an unrivaled master of lyrical beauty. It is no secret that Schubert
adored Beethoven—he was awed by him, to the point that he was too timid to even
introduce himself to the musical giant when the two passed one another on the
streets of Vienna. But it is far from a stretch to mention these two musical
giants in the same sentence. Schubert produced masterful works with rich
harmonies and legendary melodies for a variety of genres, and his influence
proved considerable with later composers.
It was only after Schubert's passing that his musical genius
received the kind of recognition it deserved. His talent lay in is ability to
adapt to almost any kind of musical form.
