Music Set #267 - Schubert - songs

Franz Schubert 

[ˈfʁants ˈʃuːbɛɐ̯t]  (1797 – 1828)

Schubert composed many songs, too.

Ständchen (Serenade)

An die Musik ("To Music") - Vier Lieder, Nr.4 

* José van Dam (tenor)

* Felicity Lott (soprano) - lyrics

Ave Maria 

* Mirusia Louwerse 

* Helene Fischer   
Background of 'Ave Maria':

     In 1810, Sir Walter Scott published The Lady of the Lake, an epic poem of 6 cantos, concerning the actions in 6 days, during a war between the lowland Scots and the highland clans. 
     'The Lady' was Ellen Douglas, and 'the Lake' was Loch Katrine in the Scottish Highlands.
     In Canto Three, Ellen was praying to the Virgin, singing 'Ave Maria'. This poem was then loosely translated to German, based on which Schubert composed 7 songs. 
     The 6^th song is the 'Ellen’s third song' or 'Hymn to the Virgin'. It was later adapted to use the full lyrics of the Latin Ave Maria. It has then become one of Schubert’s most popular works under the title Ave Maria, in arrangements with various lyrics.
  

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Bonus:

'Hail to the Chief'

     In Canto Two, they sing the boat song “Hail to the Chief”. Based on that, James Sanderson, a songwriter in London, in 1812 wrote a song, which was soon adapted as a ‘fanfare’ for the Presidents of USA (4 ruffles and flourishes before 'Hail to the Chief').