Schubert, the music and the man
By: Brian Newbould.
Publisher: University of California Press; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 465
Subjects: Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828 -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: Of all the great composers, none - not even Mozart - has been so dogged by myth and misunderstanding as Franz Schubert. The notion of Schubert as a pudgy, lovelorn Bohemian schwammerl (mushroom) scribbling tunes on the back of menus in idle moments has never quite been eradicated. In this major new biography, Brian Newbould balances discussion of Schubert's compositions with an exploration of biographical influences that shaped his musical aesthetics.

Schubert: The Music and the Man offers an eminently readable description of a musician who was compulsively dedicated to his art - a composer so prolific that he produced over a thousand works in eighteen years.
Notes: "List of works": p. 424-443.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-449) and index.