Franz Schubert: A Biography

The used book I purchased was in good condition as described. The seller has excellent communication skills and did several follow-ups with me to make sure I was a satisfied customer. The book also arrived much earlier than I expected. I would highly recommend this supplier.

Wee-written biography of the great Composer Franz Schubert, well intermingled with his famous Compositions.

Franz Schubert, a composer of short stature, whose music suffered the fate of not being embraced for far too long...

This is the perfect description of Schubert the man , and the Musician! Only a woman could write so directly about the "dark side to Schubert's character." No cringing nonsense about "Masters" or "Maestros" , just down to earth descriptions of, an often shy , unattractive wee man, who spent a fair deal of his short life in a darker world of whores , the pox, self loathing ........while, sometimes, writing the music of a rejected soul.Not all of Schubert's music is great, and almost all of the great music was written under the episodic stress of his pox ........but what would he have produced if allowed to live a few more winters? Would it have been better ?

Highly readable. And very moving. Worth every penny