Franz Seraphicus Peter Schubert
“歌曲之王”舒伯特

Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer. Schubert died at thirty-one but was extremely prolific during his lifetime. His output consists of over six hundred secular vocal works (mainly Lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, music and a large body of chamber and piano music. Appreciation of his music while he was alive was limited to a relatively small circle of admirers in Vienna, but interest in his work increased significantly in the decades following his death. Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms and other 19th-century composers discovered and championed his works. Today, Schubert is ranked among the greatest composers of the late Classical era and early Romantic era and is one of the most frequently performed composers of the early nineteenth century.
弗朗茨·彼得·舒伯特(1797—1828)，奥地利作曲家。舒伯特于31岁辞世，但他在短暂的一生中创作了大量作品，包括600多首世俗声乐作品(主要是民谣)、7首完整交响乐、圣乐、歌剧、配乐以及众多室内乐和钢琴乐。舒伯特在世时，仅有维也纳的一小群人欣赏他的作品，但他死后的几十年里人们对他的音乐越发感兴趣。费利克斯·门德尔松、罗伯特·舒曼、弗朗茨·李斯特、约翰内斯·勃拉姆斯和19世纪其他作曲家发现了他的作品，并十分敬仰。如今，舒伯特被公认为古典主义音乐后期和浪漫主义音乐早期最伟大的作曲家之一，是19世纪早期作品演奏频率最高的音乐家之一。

Schubert was born in Himmelpfortgrund (now a part of Alsergrund), Vienna, Archduchy of Austria on 31 January 1797. His father was a well-known teacher, and his school in Lichtental (in Vienna's ninth district) had numerous students in attendance. He was not recognized or even formally trained as a musician, but was able to pass on certain musical basics to his gifted son. At the age of six, Franz began to receive regular instruction from his father and a year later was enrolled at his father's school. His formal musical education also started around the same time. His father taught him basic violin technique, and his brother Ignaz gave him piano lessons.
舒伯特1797年1月31日生于奥地利公国维也纳近郊的里希莫尔弗尔特格隆德(如今是维也纳的一部分)。他的父亲是一位知名教师，在里赫登塔尔(维也纳第九区)开办的学校有很多学生。在音乐方面，父亲并不被认可，甚至没有受过正规训练，但他能够将音乐的基本素养传授给他非常有天赋的儿子。舒伯特自六岁开始跟随他的父亲定期接受训练，一年后，他去了父亲开办的学校读书。大约在同一时间，他也开始接受正规的音乐训练。舒伯特的父亲教会了他弹奏小提琴的基本技巧，他的哥哥英格涅教他弹奏钢琴。