Schubert's Birthday Anniversary, 2014

Yesterday, 31 January, was Franz Schubert's birthday. His came at the heel of Mozart's birthday which was on 27 January. The latter cast a long shadow on those classical composers following his lead. Mozart, being one of three immortals of the classical music world (JS Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven), I decided to postpone Schubert's birthday anniversary music one more day until today, 1 February.

As a special treat to Schubert's fan, I posted a MP3 of Melachrino's Schubert's 'Serenade'. Its orchestration is sandwiched in between 'Serenade in Blue'; a very popular 20th century piece.

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Franz Peter Schubert
Austrian-born Classical Music Composer
(31 January 1797 – 19 November 19 1828)

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George Melachrino and His Orchestra (1961)
- Serenade in Blue and Schubert Serenade (Warren & Schubert)