ClassicalBookspan: Classical Music’s Little Giant: Franz SchubertFebruary 2, 2015 | Kent TeetersThe February 2015 edition of Looking Back to Bookspan’s “101 Masterpieces of Music and Their Composers” features a composer whose short stature and portly girth earned him the affectionate nickname of “Schwämmerl" (Little Mushroom) – Franz Schubert.
ClassicalAfter 200 Years, A Schubert Song Still ResonatesOctober 20, 2014On Oct. 19, 1814, an Austrian teenager named Franz Schubert wrote "Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel," a boldly innovative song that remains an inspiration for singers and songwriters.