The Spirit of Schubert - The Schubert Essay - Episode 7 Schubert and Performance

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During the 19th century public performance became polite and professional. Audiences listened attentively in an environment free of gimmicks, and performance criticism blossomed. Night Waves' Matthew Sweet examines the legacy that controlling an audience would create, and how this new wave of respectability enabled writing, composing and performance to prosper.

Published on Thursday, 29th March 2012.

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