“The most graceful of the Schulze settings is Im Frühling (D. 882), whose gently flowing movement is permeated with the magical atmosphere of romantic literature. Two of Schubert’s best-known melodies, continually and expressively varied, personify German Romanticism. The structure is finely delineated, and the principle of the variations emerges mainly from the combination of the accompanying figures, the rhythm and, particularly, the harmony. The music gives us the serenity and joy of spring morning, rather than the sentimental laments of the poet.” — Schubert: A Biographical Study of his Songs, Dietrich-Fischer Dieskau (tr. Kenneth S. Whitton)
Franz Schubert, Im Frühling, D. 882
