Chamber Music Society 'Schubert Ascending II'

"Who can do anything after him?" Franz Schubert was reported to have asked after serving as a pallbearer for Beethoven. But, in the short year that the shy composer had left to live, Schubert filled the void left by the Viennese titan, miraculously producing some of music's most treasured masterpieces. Pianist Inon Barnatan, a bright young star of the piano and a familiar figure on CMS' stages, curates this three-concert festival, which recently played to sold-out houses at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw.

Program:
- Franz Schubert 'Selected Lieder'
- Franz Schubert 'Fantasy in C major for Violin and Piano, D. 934, Op. 159'
- Franz Schubert 'Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960'

Performers:
Randall Scarlata, baritone
Liza Ferschtman, violin
Inon Barnatan, piano

SPECIAL EVENTS RELATED TO THIS CONCERT

* Two pieces from this program are the subject of Bruce Adolphe's Inside Chamber Music lectures: Schubert's lieder are the focus of the lecture on Wednesday, November 4, and the lecture on Wednesday, October 21 features the Violin Fantasy.
* Schubert Ascending opens on Friday, November 6 and concludes on Tuesday, November 10. This final program features Schubert's Schwanengesang, his final musical testament to the world.