»Truly, a divine spark dwells in Schubert!«
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
»I am composing like a god, as if it simply had to be done as it has been done.«
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
»Anyone who loves music can never be quite unhappy.«
Franz Schubert
»What I produce is due to my understanding of music and to my sorrows; that which sorrow alone has produced seems to give least pleasure to the world.«
Franz Schubert
In a certain sense orchestrated Lieder by Franz Schubert (1797–1828) could be considered as a preliminary stage to the genre of orchestral song as we know it from the German-speaking area especially by composers such as Franz Liszt, Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Hugo Wolf, Arnold Schönberg, Alban Berg, Anton Webern, and Alexander Zemlinsky. Distinguished composers such as Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms and later Richard Strauss, Anton Webern, Arnold Schönberg, Max Reger, Benjamin Britten, but also eminent conductors such as Felix Mottl, Felix Weingartner and Hermann Scherchen have arranged Schubert Lieder with orchestra introducing them to a larger public in the orchestra concert. For all this, Schubert’s Romanze from the Singspiel Rosamunde may have served as a source of inspiration.
The following Schubert Lieder with Orchestra are available as rental material at Compofactur MusikVerlag.
Composer: Schubert, Franz (1797–1828)
Arranger: Reger, Max (1873–1916)
Lyricist: Schober, Franz von (1796–1882)
Edition: Spindler, Matthias (*1963)
Opus: An die Musik [RWV Schubert-B2 Nr. 2]
Scoring: Voice – Orchestra
Instruments: 1 Fl · 1 Ob · 1 Cl (Bb) · 1 Bsn – 2 Hn (F) – Timp – Str
Key(s): B-flat major / C major / D major
Duration: 02:30
Composer: Schubert, Franz (1797–1828)
Arranger: Schollum, Robert (1913–1987)
Lyricist: Schober, Franz von (1796–1882)
Edition: Spindler, Matthias (*1963)
Opus: An die Musik [op. 88/4 · D 547] – First Edition
Scoring: Voice – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Bsn – 2 Hn (F) – Str
Key(s): B-flat major / B major
Duration: 02:15
Composer: Schubert, Franz (1797–1828)
Arranger: Schollum, Robert (1913–1987)
Lyricist: Shakespeare, William (ca. 1564–1616) [German by Eduard von Bauernfeld (1802–1890)]
Edition: Spindler, Matthias (*1963)
Opus: An Silvia [op. 106/4 · D 891] – First Edition
Scoring: Voice – Orchestra
Instruments: 1 Ob · 1 Bsn – Str
Key: F major / G major
Duration: 03:00
Composer: Schubert, Franz (1797–1828)
Arranger: Spindler, Matthias (*1963)
Lyricist: Shakespeare, William (ca. 1564-1616) [German by Eduard von Bauernfeld (1802–1890)]
Opus: An Silvia [op. 106/4 · D 891] – First Edition
Scoring: Voice – Orchestra
Instruments: 1 Fl · 1 Cl (A) – Str
Key(s): G major / A major
Duration: 03:00
Premiere: Michael Volle, Bar · Münchner Rundfunkorchester · Ralf Weikert, Cond – München (Studio 1; Bayerischer Rundfunk), 09/2012
Critical Acclaim (Schubert/Spindler: An Silvia)
»Baritone Matthias Goerne joined the SCO for a selection of Schubert Lieder, orchestrated by a variety of composers: Brahms, Webern, Reger and Matthias Spindler, described in Conrad Wilson’s scholarly programme note as a “busy modern arranger”. One could hear instantly in Spindler’s orchestration of “An Sylvia”, D.891, that busyness refers to professional success as opposed to a fondness for cramming a work with notes. On the contrary, this elegantly scored arrangement is perhaps something we might have expected from a one-time recording coordinator for Deutsche Grammophon. To my surprise, the orchestrations I enjoyed least were Brahms’, which, while often beautiful, were sufficiently heavy on occasion to present any vocalist and conductor combo with issues of balance.«
Alan Coady: SCO with Matthias Goerne in orchestrated Schubert Lieder, 11.03.2013
Composer: Schubert, Franz (1797–1828)
Arranger: Liszt, Franz (1811–1886)
Lyricist: Heine, Heinrich (1797–1856)
Edition: Spindler, Matthias (*1963)
Opus: Der Doppelgänger [S 375/5 · R 651/5] – New Critical Edition
Scoring: Voice – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (A) · 2 Bsn – 2 Hn (F) · 3 Tbn – Timp – Str
Key: B minor
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 1 EHn · 2 Cl (A) · 1 Bsn · 1 CBsn – 2 Hn (F) · 3 Tbn – Timp – Str
Key: A minor
Duration: 05:00
Composer: Schubert, Franz (1797–1828)
Arranger: Liszt, Franz (1811–1886)
Lyricist: Heine, Heinrich (1797–1856)
Edition: Spindler, Matthias (*1963)
Opus: Die junge Nonne [S 375/1 · R 651/1] – New Revised Edition
Scoring: Voice – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb/A) · 2 Bsn – 2 Hn (F) – Timp – Hrp (ad lib) – Str
Key(s): F minor / E minor
Duration: 05:00
Composer: Schubert, Franz (1797–1828)
Arranger: Liszt, Franz (1811–1886)
Lyricist: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832)
Edition: Spindler, Matthias (*1963)
Opus: Erlkönig [S 375/4 · R 651/4]
Scoring: Voice – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 2 Hn (F) · 2 Tpt (Bb) – Timp – Hrp – Str
Key: G minor
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 1 Bs Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn · 1 CBsn – 2 Hn (F) · 2 Tpt (Bb) – Timp – Hrp – Str
Key: F minor
Duration: 04:00
Composer: Schubert, Franz (1797–1828)
Arranger: Reger, Max (1873–1916)
Lyricist: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832)
Edition: Spindler, Matthias (*1963)
Opus: Erlkönig [RWV Schubert-B3 Nr. 2]
Scoring: Voice – Orchestra
Instruments: 1 Fl · 1 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 1 Bsn – 2 Hn (F) – Timp – Str
Key(s): F minor / G minor
Duration: 04:00
Composer: Schubert, Franz (1797–1828)
Arranger: Reger, Max (1873–1916)
Lyricist: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832)
Edition: Spindler, Matthias (*1963)
Opus: Gretchen am Spinnrade [RWV Schubert-B3 Nr. 1]
Scoring: Voice – Orchestra
Instruments: 1 Fl · 1 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 1 Bsn – 2 Hn (F) – Timp – Str
Key(s): C minor / D minor
Duration: 03:30
Composer: Schubert, Franz (1797–1828)
Librettist: Chézy, Wilhelmina Christiane von (1783–1856)
Edition: Spindler, Matthias (*1963)
Opus: Romanze op. 26 · D 797/3b [Rosamunde]
Scoring: Voice – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 2 Hn (F) – Strings (Vla · Vc)
Key(s): E-flat minor / F minor
Duration: 03:30
Composer: Schubert, Franz (1797–1828)
Arranger: Offenbach, Jacques (1819–1880)
Lyricist: Rellstab, Ludwig (1799–1860)
Adaptation/Edition: Spindler, Matthias (*1963)
Opus: La Sérénade de Schubert [D 957/4] (Ständchen)
Scoring: Voice – Orchestra
Instruments: 1 Fl · 1 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 2 Hn (F) · 2 Cor (Bb) – Timp – Str
Key(s): C minor / D minor
Duration: 03:30
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