Social and musical life in Biedermeier Vienna during the first decade of the 19th century created a great demand for dances which took place in the residences of wealthy citizens. With their echoes of the Austrian countryside Schubert’s folk-type Ländler are dances in 3/4 time, precursors of the waltz. Composed towards the end of his life when Schubert wrote his greatest music, the sets of 16 and 17 Ländler are notable for their melodic inventiveness. The 16 are dedicated to the ladies of Vienna and known as the Wiener Damen-Ländler; while the Écossaises were intended for facing lines of dancers rather than couples. Daniel Lebhardt relishes the joy and ‘irresistible and sometimes quite delirious’ ingenuity of these jewel-like dances.
Tracklist
Artist details
Schubert, Franz
17 Ländler, D. 366
1 No. 1 in A Major 00:43
2 No. 2 in A Major 00:32
3 No. 3 in A Minor 00:41
4 No. 4 in A Minor 00:35
5 No. 5 in A Minor 00:37
6 No. 6 in C Major 00:51
7 No. 7 in G Major 00:32
8 No. 8 in D Major 00:32
9 No. 9 in B Major 00:34
10 No. 10 in B Minor 00:34
11 No. 11 in B Major 00:38
12 No. 12 in E-Flat Minor 00:35
13 No. 13 in B-Flat Minor 00:36
14 No. 14 in D-Flat Major 00:34
15 No. 15 in D-Flat Major 00:41
16 No. 16 in A-Flat Major 00:34
17 No. 17 in E-Flat Major 00:40
Minuet in A Major with Trio, D. 334
18 Minuet in A Major with Trio, D. 334 02:43
Minuet in A Minor with Trio, D. 277a
19 Minuet in A Minor with Trio, D. 277a 03:43
3 Minuets, D. 380
20 Minuet No. 1 in E Major with 2 Trios 03:30
21 Minuet No. 2 in A Major with 2 Trios 03:27
22 Minuet No. 3 in C Major with 2 Trios (incomplete) 01:17
2 Minuets, D. 91
23 No. 1 in D Major with 2 Trios 03:12
24 No. 2 in A Major with 2 Trios 03:17
16 Ländler and 2 Écossaises, Op. 67, D. 734
25 Ländler No. 1 00:47
26 Ländler No. 2 00:32
27 Ländler No. 3 00:47
28 Ländler No. 4 00:54
29 Ländler No. 5 00:34
30 Ländler No. 6 00:48
31 Ländler No. 7 00:41
32 Ländler No. 8 00:48
33 Ländler No. 9 00:32
34 Ländler No. 10 00:36
35 Ländler No. 11 00:48
36 Ländler No. 12 00:32
37 Ländler No. 13 00:31
38 Ländler No. 14 00:45
39 Ländler No. 15 00:41
40 Ländler No. 16 00:36
41 Écossaise No. 1 - Écossaise No. 2 00:43
Minuet in C-Sharp Minor, D. 600
42 Minuet in C-Sharp Minor, D. 600 01:32
Trio in E Major, D. 610
43 Trio in E Major, D. 610 00:57
Minuet in E Major with 2 Trios, D. 335
44 Minuet in E Major with 2 Trios, D. 335 05:26
Total Playing Time: 51:08
