Beethoven & Schubert

Beethoven praised Schubert’s genius; Schubert adored Beethoven. Hear symphonies by both geniuses, plus Schubert's "Rosamunde" overture.

Historians are divided on whether they actually met face-to-face, but Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert were definitely a mutual admiration society based on their music. After seeing some of Schubert's scores, Beethoven remarked that the younger composer had "the divine spark of genius"; Schubert revered Beethoven above all other composers and asked at the end of his tragically short life to be buried as close to Beethoven as possible. This concert gives audiences the opportunity to savor two of these geniuses' symphonies back-to-back: Schubert's Symphony No. 5 (written at the age of 19) and Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 (from his 29th year). The concert opens with Schubert's rousing overture to Rosamunde.

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