This beautifully curated program brings together two of Schubert’s disparate musical genres – lieder, through a selection of works from Schwanengesang D. 957 (Swan Song), and a string ensemble with fortepiano for the Piano Quintet (The Trout) in A major, D. 667. Also interspersed are two works by the German composer, Johann Anton André (1775–1842) from his song collection, Lieder und Gesänge mit Begleitung des Piano-Forté.

Rachael Beesley (violin), Stephen King (viola), Daniel Yeadon (cello),
Robert Nairn (Viennese double bass), Neal Peres Da Costa (Graf fortepiano) and Anna Fraser (soprano)
Nathan Cox (Keyboard technician and tuning)

Credits: Daniel Yeadon, Neal Peres Da Costa and Anna Fraser appear courtesy of Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney
This concert is supported by Australian Research Council Discovery Project DP 220101596 The Shock of the old: Rediscovering the sounds of bel canto 1700–1900