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Franz Schubert, a musical biography, from the Germ. [abridged] by E. Wilberforce, 1866
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1some of the adagios of Haydn's symphonies, and Mozart's symphony in G minor, of which he used to say that you could hear the angels singing in it. Krommer's symphonies, which were popular at the beginning of the century from their ease and gaiety, but are now forgotten, found little favour in the eyes of Schubert, who was grave and not very cordial with his comrades. But Mozart's overtures to the "Magic Flute," and the "Marriage of Figaro," and Mehul's overtures, were great favourites with him; and the raptures he felt during the performance of Beethoven's symphonies, caused as much surprise as the works themselves, which were still imperfectly understood.
3Schubert's proficiency on his instrument, and the zeal with which he devoted himself to his art, soon raised him to the rank of first violin, a post of some importance, as the task of conducting was attached to it, whenever the director was absent. Nor was this the only
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