Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
Due to the incredible response to the Schubert Challenge, we received far more video submissions than we can feature in a one-hour watch party.
We've curated a limited selection of performances to highlight live.
But don’t worry—every submission matters.
You can find the full playlist of all participant videos linked below and enjoy the full range of creativity and talent that came through!
Program for tomorrow!
Michelle R Landler
Dagmar Waltz in b minor, D145 Op 18.6
Josee Asselin Hungarian Dance
Marc M Minuet in A
Hazel Impromptu Op90 No.3
Thurmond R Drei Klavierstuck, in E flat major D946 (no.2)
Jennifer MehtaSchubert Moments Musiceaux Op 94, Number 4.
Gail Ravin Starr Moment Musical
Sindre Skarelven Sonata in A major D.959 (1st mov)
Juan Carlos Olite Schubert-Liszt (Gretchen am Spinnrade)
Playlist of all submissions
Juan Carlos Olite – Gretchen am Spinnrade (Schubert–Liszt)
CK Lau – Impromptu D.899 No.1
Vidhya Bashyam – Moment Musical
Dora Burak – Kupelwieser Waltz
https://youtube.com/shorts/pVe4vNwvbbM?si=fxQOH9YO7vAoxrxmHazel – Impromptu Op. 90 No. 3
Aleksandra Bogomaz – Sonata (Audition Performance)
Gail Ravin Starr – Moment Musical No. 3
Dagmar – Waltz
Jennifer Mehta – Moments Musicaux Op. 94 No. 4
https://youtu.be/0nHDaEF3nDsMichelle R – Ländler (A section only)
https://youtu.be/yBSIcZa95E4Thurmond R – Drei Klavierstücke D.946 No. 2
Derek McConville – Impromptu in G-flat major
Sindre Skarelven – Sonata in A Major, D.959 (1st Movement)
Alexander Weymann – Impromptu Op. 142 No. 2
https://vimeo.com/1103986453/3d0e14b104?ts=225745&share=copyJosee Asselin – Hungarian Dance
Marc M – Minuet in A Major, D.334
https://youtu.be/zpbQv-jXMz8Andrea LeVan – Gretchen am Spinnrade (Schubert–Liszt)
https://youtu.be/Z527ZKJlezU?si=gtmoSgVLVPyh_4eM
This is your final week of the Schubert Challenge—and the focus is expression, individuality, and celebration!
Your assignment:
Submit a final video of the piece or excerpt you’ve been working on during this challenge. It can be the same clip you’ve refined each week, or something new that captures your growth and your own “Schubert voice.”
Optional Prompts to Guide You:
What emotions do you want to convey through this piece?
Where have you simplified or personalized your interpretation?
What Schubertian nuance or color are you most proud of capturing?
Deadline: Submit by July 23rd to be included in the Watch Party!
📍 How to Submit: Post your video in the forum thread below!
Livestream Watch Party Right Here!
July 25th, at 11am PT
203 replies
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I wish I could have devoted more attention to this Schubert challenge, but I was "distracted" by other pieces I'm currently trying to learn. I especially regret that I've had so little time to listen to the wealth of performances posted here and hope to catch up on a few tomorrow (since I unfortunately won't make it to the watch party; I'll be at work). Anyway, here's my current draft of the A flat major Impromptu Op. 142 No. 2. I had my teacher pick a piece for me (the options were simply too overwhelming), and I'm very happy with his choice. The main difficulty lies in singing out the beautiful melody while also bringing out the more modest middle voices and bass line, and to do all this delicate balancing while maintaining a gentle rhythmical flow that avoids any plodding heaviness. It's tricky! Whenever I was focusing on the melody, I could hear Alfred Brendel yelling over my shoulder: "But where is the alto? And I cannot hear the tenor line!". And the rhythm is still too stiff and funereal and not dancing and folksong-like enough. So, the main thing I learned from this challenge is why Schubert is so hard to play! On a more personal note, this piece - as do many others by Schubert - induces in me a strong, wistful longing for the land and continent where I was born and raised, much better expressed in the French "mal du pays" than in the English "homesickness". As I had mentioned in Week One when we chose our piece: my father, who passed away in April, valued beautiful melodies far above all else in music, and for that reason loved Schubert most of all classical composers. As I keep working on this piece, I'll try to get closer and closer to a performance that would have pleased him.
https://vimeo.com/1103986453/3d0e14b104?ts=225745&share=copy
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Hello, I am new to ToneBase. I wanted to participate in the Schubert challenge. It is very difficult to make a video without doing any mistakes :-( Anyway, I am proud to have done it and I will look forward for other challenges :-) . Here is my video of the Hungarian Dance.
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Here’s my video for the watch party. I didn’t have time to finish the A major sonata slow movement—maybe I’ll upload that later—so I’ve been also working on Schubert’s D 334 minuet, which happens to be Schubert’s most popular piece of music on Spotify.
Schubert Minuet in A Major, D334
https://youtu.be/zpbQv-jXMz8I'm not perfectly happy with it so I haven’t added commentary etc, but it’s the best I could do given that life has been crazy lately! (My basement flooded with sewage this week after a downpour of rain, so I’ve been a bit buried in smelly stuff lately. 😅)
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Dominic Cheli Watch Party - Schubert Challenge Video Wk 4 - Gretchen Am Spinnrade
https://youtu.be/Z527ZKJlezU?si=gtmoSgVLVPyh_4eM
Hello everyone I hope you enjoy my progress on this amazing piece- it has been a truly enjoyable challenge! I still have a ways to go with getting more comfortable and also with getting more contrast between the spinning notes and the melody line, as well as stylistic things. Watching a video is also great to evaluate technique and I see a few places that I think need something different done with my approach and the fingers I’ve chosen but I am just really proud of myself for making THIS much progress on this piece in just 4 weeks. My dogs are probably totally sick of it though 🤣
This piece tells the story of Gretchen, a young woman consumed by her love for Faust…..and she is consumed with her thoughts of him while she sits at her spinning wheel. It captures her emotional turmoil and obsessive thoughts of him and you can hear her transition from more tranquil thoughts to her obsessive ones, highlighting her loss of innocence and the overwhelming nature of her newfound passion ❤️
I hope even in my early stages of learning this piece that you can feel that and hear the beautiful melody line as I keep that constant spinning motion going on below it. Thanks for listening and the support of this incredible group and to Dominic for again putting together such a fun and inspiring challenge!
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FYI, I re-recorded the Schubert D 334 minuet and added some commentary/analysis...here it is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYGxuz5HaiY
Awesome work everybody--it was a pleasure hearing your Schubert performances in this thread and at the watch party!