inanehipsterslang: I had Liszt and Schubert on the mind lately. Franz ²Now for some fun facts: (a
inanehipsterslang: I had Liszt and Schubert on the mind lately. Franz ² Now for some fun facts: (actually more recounting the half-remembered how and whys this comic was made) Maybe this joke would work better with Chopin but there’s already this.This joke was also borne from the impression that Schubert was competent with performing, he wasn’t on the same level as Liszt (or Beethoven???). His talent apparently more composing stuff.Liszt and Beethoven played so hard they demolished their pianos. What. This comic couldn’t have been possible for a lot of reasons–one of them is well, Liszt and Schubert weren’t really active at the same time. They were ALIVE at some point and met at Vienna (I THINK? Gotta check ), But you know, Liszt was 17 when Schubert died. Also, was in France. Liszt was around 6″ feet (185 cm) and Schubert 5″ (156 cm) ! Okay, so this comic existing was more because I found it amusing if Liszt–destroyer of pianos and transcriber of Schubert stuff–destroyed Schubert’s apparently only piano OH GOD why is Schubert’s life so sad ;_; I MEAN, I don’t think Schubert’s life so all bad, relatively, but it’s pretty bad, comparative to other now famous composers?! I actually just found this article while trying to find refs for Schubert’s piano http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/eppp-archive/100/202/300/inditer/2001/05-14/dane/pianos/pianos.htm The traditionally accepted (but often false) image of “the starving composer” is perhaps best illustrated by the case of Schubert. His professional life was not marked by total obscurity - his music was in fact given performances, and his idol, Beethoven, was familiar with some of his work, including a set of Variations which the older composer played “daily, and with great enjoyment.” It may be hard to believe, in view of his current place in the history of music, but it’s a matter of record that Schubert (known about Vienna as “the town vagabond” because of his rather Bohemian lifestyle) was never in the best financial shape. “You will quote the lowest possible fee.” - Thus wrote a publisher to the man who composed some of the most exquisite and glorious music in the entire history of the literature. Although Schubert’s death was not of starvation per se, he was in fact sustained in his day-to-day existence primarily through the generosity of his friends during much of his adult life. In his last years, he was aided by his brother, who provided the composer not only with a place to live (in his own apartment), but also with the use of a piano. ;A; lmao “town vagabond” tho Although Schubert had access to many pianos during his short, 31-year life (including one by Joseph Böhm made c.1820, and another by Johann Alois Graf of Vienna, an instrument now at the Schubert Birthplace Museum at Nussdorferstrasse 54 in Vienna), there is no evidence that he ever owned his own piano. There is also no proof that he ever actually met Beethoven, notwithstanding the legend that he visited the dying master at the eleventh hour. Schubert was known to be shy in the extreme with those he didn’t know, and it’s reported that the closest he ever came to personally making Beethoven’s acquaintance was at a tavern (which might have been the Griechenbeisl, still a popular restaurant in Vienna and which Beethoven and Schubert were known to have frequented), where Schubert simply pointed out the great man to a friend - and then fled the place as though its patrons had the pox. Wait, so did he or did he not finally buy a piano? Man, these composer guys are so confusing. One source would say “X thing” totally happened while another source would either say “it MIGHT have happened” or present a thing without all the context (that whole Schubert asked to be buried next to Beethoven. I MEAN I GUESS IT KINDA HAPPENED BUT) I suppose that’s them breaks with dealing with history people. It STILL gets to me that Schubert never having really met the guy he really admired because he was so damn shy. I mean I get it, I totally. It’s just frustrating as it cute (frustrating on a historical level, WHY DIDN’T YOU LEAVE MORE PERSONAL WRITINGS ASSHOLE). They both frequented the same restaurant (the bio book said it was a coffeehouse?) The piano used by Schubert during the last year of his life was owned by his brother, Ferdinand, in whose Vienna apartment the composer died in 1828, at Kettenbrückengasse 6, and where the instrument remains today. Made by Heinrich Elwerkember of Vienna, the year of origin is unknown but the instrument is consistent with the sound and styling of other pianos contemporary with Schubert’s time. It has four pedals, and a range of six and a half octaves. Restored in 1829 by Joseph Böhm, it was overhauled several times throughout the years, most recently by Alfred Watzek in 1979. ;n; Oh, and this comic is clearly patterned after that one ‘levels of irony’ comic. Hi to anyone from the future reading this and thinks it’s a totally dated meme. -- source link