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334 SCHUBERT
made by von Ereissle, who, in 1861 published a small
8vo pamphlet of 166 pages, entitled Franz Sch/ubertf eine
Mograjische Skizze ; von Dr. Heinrich von Kreiasle. This
is a very interesting little book, and though not nearly
so long as the second edition, it contains some facts
which have dropt out of that. 10. The second edition,
Franz Schubert^ von Dr. Heinrich Kreissle von Hellbom
(Vienna, Gerold, 1865), is a large 8vo of 619 pages, with
portrait after Kupelwieser. This is a thoroughly honest,
affectionate book ; but it is deformed, like many German
biographies, by a very diffuse style, and a mass of unnecessary
matter in the shape of detailed notices of every
one who came into contact with Schubert ; and some of
the letters appear to be garbled ; but the analyses of the
operas and the lists of works are valuable, and there are
some interesting facts ^thered from the Frohlichs,
Ferdinand Schubert, Spaun, Hiittenbrenner, and others.
It has beentranslatedinto English by Mr. A. D. Coleridge
(two vols, 8vo. Ijongman, 1869), with an Appendix by
the present writer, containing the themes and particulars
of the MS. Symphonies and other MS. music of Schubert,
as seen by Arthur Sullivan and him in Vienna in 1867.
A r6sum4 of the work is given in English by Wilberforce.
Franz Schubert, etc. (London, 1866). 11. Both Kreissle's
works have been largely utilised by H. Barbedette, in
F. Schubert, sa vie, etc. (Paris, 1866). This contains an
atrocious version of Rieder's portrait, and one new fact
—a facsimile of Schober's song An ' die Musik,* valuable
because, being dated April 24, 1827 (while the song was
composed in 1817), it shows that Schubert did not confine
his dates to the original autographs (compare The
'
Trout,' p. 329, note 4).
12. The chief value of Beissmann's book, Fram ScAuhert,
sein Leben u. seine Werke (Berlin, 187S), consists
in the extracts from the juvenile MS. songs, Quintet
overture (pp. 12-30), the comparisonsof early songs with
later revisions of the same (pp. 24, 154, etc.), live pieces
printed for the first time, and facsimile of a MS. page,
13. Gumprecht, La Mara, and others have included
sketches of Schubert in their works.
14. The article on Schubert in Wurzbach's Biographisches
L&dcon (Part 32, pp. 30-110 ; Vienna, 1876) is a
good mixture of unwearied research, enthusiasm for his
hero, and contempt for those who misjudge him (see for
example, p. 98&). The copious lists are extremely interesting
and useful. Unfortunately they cannot always be
trusted, and the quotations are sometimes curiously incorrect.
Thus Mr. Arthur Duke Coleridge is raised to
the peerage as Herzog Arthur von '
Coleridge,' etc. etc;
Still all students of Schubert should be grateful for the
article.
15. The facsimile of the 'Erl King' in its first form
has been mentioned in the body of the article (p. 2856).
Further consideration convinces me that the original of
this cannot be the first autograph, but must be a copy
made afterwards by Schubert.
Two documents must be mentioned. 16. Actenmassige
Darstellwng der Ausgrabung und Wiederbeeinsetzv/ng der
irdischen Beste von Beethoven und Schubert (Vienna,
1863), and 17. Vom Wiener Mdnnergesa/ngverein. Festschrift
zw EnthMhing des ScTw^eirt Denhnales am 15
Mai, 187S, an account of the unveiling of the statue in
the Stadt Park, containing a capital sketch of Schubert's
Life, Lists, and many other welcome facts. Hen Dumba*s
speech on the occasion, and poems by Bauernfeld and
Weilen were printed separately. Good photographs of
the statue are published by Lbwy of Vienna.
]8. Since writing the foregoing I have seen the Life
and Works of Schubert, by A. Niggli, which forms No. 15
of Breitkopf & Hartel's Mitsikalische Vortrdge (1880).
It appears to be an excellent and generally an accurate
compilation,! with a great deal of information in small
compass, but wants a list of works to make it complete.
Also 19, a Life by H. F. Frost in The Great MusiciaTis,
edited by Francis Hueffer (London. 1881), is readable
and intelligent, and has a list of works year by year.
[ScTvu^ert, by Edmondstoune Duncan, contains a good
deal of useful information, and a catalogue of Schubert's
works based on the complete edition of Messrs. Breitkopf
& Hartel.]
The articles on Schubert's masses by Professor Front,
in the Monthly Mv^ical Record for 1871, and the Concordia
for 1875, are too important and interesting to be omitted.
[Among other articles on Schubert) may be specially
mentioned those in the Monthly MnsicaZ Becord for Feb.
1 I am sorry ^o find the iDBcription on the tomb very incorrectly
given.
1897 ; those in the Musical Times for August 1893, Jan.
and Feb. 1897, Sept. and Oct. 1901, and an interesting
critical study by Antonin Dvoi'Ak and Mr. H. T. Finck in
The Centv/ry for July 1894. The Romantic CoTwposers, by
Daniel Gregory Mason (1907), contains a very interesting'
article on Schubert.]
Thematic Catalogues.
Of these there are two :
1, Thematisches Verzeich/tdss im Druck erschien&ien
CoTnpositionen von Franz Schi/^ert (Vienna, Diabelli)
[1852], contains the works from Opusl to 160 ; Sehwanengesang
; Lieferungenl to 50 ; and thirty songs (included
in the foregoing) of a series entitled 'Immortellen.'
2. Thematisches Verzeichniss der im Druck erschienetien
Werke von Franz SchAibert, herausgegeben von G. Nottebohm.
Vienna, F. Schreiber, 1874, pages 1 to 288. This
admirable work is as comprehensive and accurate as the
previous publications of itsauthor would imply its being.
Under the head of printed works it comprises :—(l) works
with opus numbers 1 to 173. (2) Nachgelassene Mus.
Dichtungen, Lieferungen 1 to 50. (3) Works without
opus numbers for orchestra, chamber music, etc. (4)
Doubtful and spurious compositions ; works still in MS.
books, portraits, etc. (5) Index, list of songs, etc.
The information undpr each piece is not confined to
the name and date of publication, but gives in most cases
the date of composition, and frequently also such facts
as the first time of performance, etc. \ It is in fact, like
all the author's publications, a model of what such a
catalogue should be.
Date
Schubert's Letters,
etc.