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# **MICHAEL VOGL (1768–1840): THE DEVOTED MENTOR-FRIEND** ## **I. Origins, Early Formation, and the Making of a Viennese Baritone** Michael Vogl was born on **August 10, 1768**, in the Upper Austrian market town of…

## Franz Schubert - Portrait with his circle of friends - Austrian composer after Carl Rohling - Schubert accompanies Vogl, tenor - January 31, 1797 - November 19, 1828

# **Schubertiade 1868, Author: ****[Moritz von Schwind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/es:Moritz_von_Schwind)**** (1804–1871)** Drawn from memory, the picture shows Franz Schubert at the piano as well as **Josef von Spaun, Johann Michael Vogl, Franz Lachner, Moritz von Schwind, Wilhelm…

# **Josef von Spaun (1788–1865): The Brotherly Protector** Among the many friends who drifted through Franz Schubert’s short, luminous life, **Josef von Spaun** stands as the most steadfast, devoted, and quietly heroic figure. He…

# **The True Friends of Franz Schubert Throughout His Life** Franz Schubert’s world was built not around fame, power, or institutional prestige—none of which he ever had—but around **friendship**. His circle, later nicknamed the…